Grieco Surname

22,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Grieco Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Greece.

Grieco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,2001:4,023402
United States4,9811:72,7688,403
Argentina1,1171:38,2663,211
France4841:137,23721,031
Australia3991:67,6588,056
Canada3991:92,34510,122
Brazil3541:604,73022,545
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Venezuela1541:196,1305,384
Switzerland1371:59,9487,487
England871:640,43737,483
Uruguay821:41,8514,775
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belize11:355,4743,977
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Grieco (87) may also be a first name.

Grieco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Greece.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grieco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grieco is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grieco? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,799th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 305,968 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Grieco reside; 64 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 87 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 15,200 people, or 1 in 4,023. In Italy Grieco is most frequent in: Campania, where 33 percent reside, Basilicata, where 19 percent reside and Apulia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Italy it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Grieco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grieco are 6.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Grieco earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning €31,352 per year; in United States they earn 17.62% more than the national average, earning $50,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $58,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griecco92264/
Griecho923/
Greieco921/
Griesco921/
Greco91134,650/
Grico91169/
Grecco838,191/
Gritco831,442/
Greico83410/
Grisco83347/
Grecko83245/
Gricco83100/
Griezo8354/
Gricko8347/
Gricio8340/
Grecio8334/
Grecos8326/
Grecho8315/
Greeco838/
Greaco835/
Gregco833/
Grecso833/
Grezco832/
Grecou832/
Grițco832/
Graeco831/
Grekco831/
Grecoy831/
Gredco831/
Gricot831/
Gricou831/
Grieca831/
Greyco831/
Grieko831/
Groeco830/
Gruico830/
Griscko7714/
Grescos777/
Greskco776/
Grishco774/
Greicco773/
Grichou771/
Grecott770/
Greca732,055/
Griko73420/
Greko73243/
Gruco73149/
Grezo7377/
Grica7358/
Grizo7353/
Grečo7334/
Greço7323/
Gréco7312/
Gryco735/
Grecò732/
Gryechko7129/
Griscott716/
Grishcko712/
Greiecka711/
Gryiecka711/
Grescoux710/
Grecia673,532/
Grzeca67578/
Grisca67359/
Grycko67351/
Gruica67276/
Grekou67272/
Grrica67249/
Griško67190/
Grecca67160/
Grizou6787/
Gritzo6785/
Grecha6760/
Greaca6755/
Gruizo6749/
Gricia6747/
Grecsó6745/
Gridko6739/
Greśko6733/
Graiko6726/
Grycio6721/
Graeca6719/
Gricas6716/
Gricha6710/
Grecas6710/
Grezko678/
Gritso677/
Graica677/
Groyco676/
Grieka675/
Grezou675/
Grecza675/
Greyko674/
Gredko674/
Gretko674/
Grezca674/
Grishchko674/
Grecká673/
Grayco672/
Greazo672/
Greeko672/
Grikho672/
Grieza672/
Greuzo672/
Grécko672/
Grehko671/
Grucko671/
Grihko671/
Grischkot671/
Greica671/
Grekuo671/
Gricca671/
Griescach671/
Gredca671/
Grawiecka671/
Grekoy671/
Greiko671/
Greizo671/
Grioka671/
Grişcă671/
Grișcă671/
Grikos671/
Greyscott671/
Grycho671/
Ghreko671/
Gregko671/
Ghrica671/

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