Grgec Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Grgec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grgec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5261:8,0391,332
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Grgeč (30) are calculated separately.

Grgec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grgec occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Grgeč. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grgec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grgec is the 541,435th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Grgec reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 8,039. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 37 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 24 percent reside and Varaždin County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 5 percent reside and Slovenia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grgeč9330/
Grgech911/
Grec893,836/
Grgic802,659/
Greck801,046/
Grges80192/
Grgek8072/
Grejc8039/
Grgej806/
Griec806/
Grgez805/
Gržec805/
Grecš803/
Grecg802/
Grecq802/
Greic802/
Grecp801/
Greac801/
Gregc801/
Greec801/
Grgich73362/
Greick73181/
Greeck7344/
Griecs7343/
Gørges7320/
Grecke7319/
Grzeck7315/
Grecch7313/
Grgeez7312/
Grigue735/
Grieck734/
Gregue734/
Greack732/
Gryeck732/
Grecck731/
Gregch731/
Grgegg731/
Grgick731/
Gresck730/
Grek679,731/
Greg676,119/
Gryc672,679/
Grig671,325/
Gric67248/
Grecová67211/
Gryg6760/
Grex6725/
Greyzck6723/
Gréc679/
Geerges678/
Grejcke675/
Greigue675/
Greicke674/
Grecque673/
Graigue672/
Greksch672/
Grsecke671/
Gräg671/
Grèg671/
Griegue671/
Grzeick671/
Greschc671/
Grechke671/
Grjg671/
Grygsch671/
Grheekc671/
Grghich671/
Griigue671/
Griecks671/
Griecke670/

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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
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  • 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 Grgec
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