Greku Surname

261,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Greku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5871:245,52526,111
Albania3511:8,3021,577
Moldova1811:19,6763,330
Transnistria921:5,160905
Greece891:124,49220,821
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Kosovo451:41,3753,578
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Greku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Greku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Greku (Georgian: გრეკუ, Russian: Греку) occurs most in Russia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 261,328th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,851,895 people. The last name Greku occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Greku live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 245,525. In Russia Greku is mostly found in: Moscow, where 12 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 11 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 23 percent are found and Moldova, where 12 percent are found.

Greku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Greku surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Greku are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Greku earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $36,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grekou91272/
Gresku9164/
Grekuj914/
Grekui914/
Ngrekou831/
Grekhou831/
Grecu8022,068/
Girku8039/
Gryku803/
Graku801/
Greskaup770/
Grekhaut770/
Grescu73110/
Gerkuş7394/
Gerkou7346/
Gerkau7341/
Grecui7337/
Girkau7320/
Grecus7319/
Girkus739/
Gretcu734/
Grecou732/
Grețcu732/
Griceu731/
Gerkui731/
Graikou67327/
Griškus6753/
Grickus6740/
Griskus6727/
Grockau6726/
Grecuha6718/
Greicus6717/
Girckus6716/
Girkout6714/
Grecuľa678/
Grecaud672/
Guerkou672/
Gritkus672/
Greicuz671/
Girkutė671/
Guirkui671/

Greku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greku in the Georgian language
გრეკუgreku-
Greku in the Russian language
Грекуgreku-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greku
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