Grekus Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Grekus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grekus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Grekus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grekus (Russian: Грекус) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grekus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Grekus is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Grekus live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Grekus is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 33 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grekos83155/
Gerkus8341/
Grecus8319/
Girkus839/
Griškus7753/
Grickus7740/
Griskus7727/
Greicus7717/
Girckus7716/
Gritkus772/
Gerceus771/
Grakaus770/
Gryszkus714/
Grickuse711/
Gehrkeus710/
Gricus67202/
Gerkuş6794/
Grecos6726/
Gerkusova6725/
Gercus676/
Gyrkos672/
Gircus671/
Gracus671/
Gerkos671/
Grikos671/
Grocus670/
Graikos62441/
Ghircus621/
Gracuis621/
Graikós621/
Greicuz621/
Grecoes620/
Guercous571/
Guircuis571/
Gerkoz507/
Gercos502/
Gircos501/

Grekus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grekus in the Russian language
Грекусgrekus-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grekus
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