Gresko Surname

205,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gresko Surname User-submission:

Gresko is a common Carpatho Rusyn surname. Given the region, the Serbian language has had an influence on the surname. In this case, the Cyrillic version of Gresko would be грешко which, translates to 'mistake' or 'error'.

Gresko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1711:309,52928,400
Russia3941:365,79535,925
Belarus1941:48,9758,362
Canada931:396,18935,081
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Romania281:717,06748,956
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England231:2,422,52489,093
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Greskó (216), Greśko (33) & Greskò (1) are calculated separately.

Gresko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gresko is a common Carpatho Rusyn surname. Given the region, the Serbian language has had an influence on the surname. In this case, the Cyrillic version of Gresko would be грешко which, translates to 'mistake' or 'error'.

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Gresko Last Name Facts

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

Gresko (Russian: Гресько) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Greskó, Greśko or Greskò. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,808th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,616,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gresko live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,171 people, or 1 in 309,529. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 10 percent reside.

Gresko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gresko last name is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gresko surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Gresko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greskó94216/
Greśko9433/
Greskò941/
Greshko92170/
Grzesko9285/
Greszko9256/
Greisko9213/
Greskco926/
Greskos921/
Greyskop8614/
Grzeszko868/
Grisko83496/
Grosko83459/
Grysko83293/
Grasko83158/
Gresco83152/
Grečko8396/
Grezko838/
Gretschko803/
Greiskopf801/
Gresskopf800/
Grishko779,505/
Gryszko77586/
Grześko77493/
Groszko77170/
Groshko77108/
Greczko7785/
Gryshko7756/
Grossko7731/
Greszka7722/
Griscko7714/
Gretško7712/
Grescos777/
Groscko777/
Greiško772/
Greshka771/
Grashko771/
Grassko771/
Graszko771/
Grisjko771/
Griszko771/
Griesco771/
Greskap770/
Grischko7136/
Gretczko7121/
Gryschko717/
Grishkko714/
Grishkot714/
Grishcko712/
Grishkoa712/
Grzeszka711/
Grysczko711/
Grishkoo711/
Grescoux710/
Greskaup710/
Grisco67347/
Griško67190/
Grasco6794/
Groska6789/
Groško6757/
Grosco6740/
Gryćko6730/
Gryzko6718/
Grishkoyt6712/
Grezka6712/
Grozko679/
Grazko676/
Grzeschka675/
Grizko675/
Grishchko674/
Grezco672/
Grischkot671/
Gryško671/
Gréčko671/
Greśka671/
Gryszkojć671/
Gretschka671/
Griszkojć671/
Greyscott671/
Greßka671/

Gresko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gresko in the Russian language
Греськоgresko-

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