Griego Surname

37,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Griego Surname Definition:

Place name in Ayna, Albacete, Albarracín, Teruel in Mexico. Someone from Greece, colloquially meaning gambler, crook or palmer.

Griego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7301:33,7804,218
Philippines1,3981:72,41612,486
Mexico8501:146,0314,571
Colombia3611:132,3384,130
Argentina1621:263,84821,282
Uruguay1521:22,5772,616
Venezuela1471:205,4705,517
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Austria121:709,62061,025
England111:5,065,278148,650
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7311:68,6997,451

Griego (86) may also be a first name.

Griego Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Ayna, Albacete, Albarracín, Teruel in Mexico. Someone from Greece, colloquially meaning gambler, crook or palmer.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Griego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griego (Russian: Гриего) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griego? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griego is the 37,495th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 518,908 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Griego live; 82 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Griego is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 86 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,730 people, or 1 in 33,780. In The United States Griego is mostly concentrated in: New Mexico, where 41 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Colorado, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 6 percent reside.

Griego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griego has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griego surname increased 1,468 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Griego are 35.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Griego earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.54% less than the national average, earning R 162,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $18,620,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $39,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griengo92299/
Griegos9244/
Greiego922/
Griyego921/
Griiego921/
Grego918,097/
Grigo911,898/
Gregos83286/
Greggo83217/
Grigou83196/
Greigo83154/
Gregot83144/
Grigos83107/
Gregou8386/
Griggo8326/
Gregoy8319/
Griega8312/
Grigho838/
Grigoy836/
Graigo831/
Gregoa831/
Gregoi831/
Greago831/
Grisgo830/
Graigos7757/
Gregots7716/
Greggos7716/
Graigou7715/
Griegat7712/
Gregosh775/
Greingo775/
Griyega773/
Grigous773/
Grigout773/
Gruingo772/
Gregooy772/
Gregois771/
Grienga771/
Grigois771/
Grigoud771/
Gregott770/
Grigott770/
Greagoy770/
Grega733,029/
Grygo731,635/
Griga731,609/
Gregó7366/
Grugo739/
Grégo734/
Grigò732/
Gresgott7113/
Gregosch713/
Griegath711/
Grigoich711/
Gregoich711/
Grisgood711/
Grigas673,647/
Grigat671,231/
Gregas67981/
Ghriga67395/
Gregáňová67179/
Gregáň67159/
Grigah67142/
Grzega6769/
Gregga6754/
Gregotsch6746/
Gregáč6745/
Graygo6723/
Gregat6715/
Gregás6714/
Grigga677/
Gregaň675/
Grygoś675/
Gressgott674/
Gregaňová673/
Grigha673/
Grigaa672/
Grugoh671/
Grygos671/
Gruiga671/
Greaga671/
Gregač671/
Gregaňova671/
Gregoňová671/
Gregáz671/
Grougo671/
Grigad671/
Grigau671/

Griego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griego in the Russian language
Гриегоgriego-

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Griego Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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