Griek Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Griek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1751:96,49815,750
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Australia331:818,05251,601
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Griek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griek (Russian: Гриек) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 816,514th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Griek occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Griek live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Griek is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 96,498. In The Netherlands Griek is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 32 percent reside, Friesland, where 21 percent reside and Limburg, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Griek exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Griek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Griek last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griek last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Griek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12% more than the national average, earning R 266,160 per year and in United States they earn 19.21% more than the national average, earning $51,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieck914/
Graiek913/
Grieke912/
Griesk910/
Grek899,731/
Grik89292/
Grieske832/
Griecks831/
Griecke830/
Greek802,594/
Greck801,046/
Grike80472/
Grieg80403/
Greak80265/
Grekh80265/
Greik80209/
Gresk80144/
Grick80130/
Grikh8073/
Grgek8072/
Greke8070/
Gruik8043/
Grzik8035/
Graik8022/
Grehk808/
Griec806/
Griķe803/
Grzek802/
Greyk802/
Greuk801/
Ghrik801/
Graek801/
Griik801/
Gredk801/
Grigk800/
Grajek733,175/
Greick73181/
Grijak73172/
Grayek73115/
Greske7393/
Greeke7374/
Graieg7353/
Greeck7344/
Griecs7343/
Griegg7333/
Greekk7330/
Gritke7326/
Grecke7319/
Gredke7319/
Gruick7318/
Greyak7318/
Grzeck7315/
Graick7313/
Gruiec7313/
Growek7312/
Grzeak736/
Gruiks736/
Grujik735/
Greňák735/
Grigue735/
Greike734/
Groeck734/
Greack732/
Grishk732/
Gryeck732/
Grejak732/
Gruike732/
Graike732/
Grique732/
Grikss732/
Graiok732/
Greake731/
Graekh731/
Groike731/
Greesk731/
Grgick731/
Gricke731/
Griegp731/
Griegs731/
Grikgs731/
Greysk731/
Grawek731/
Grecck731/
Grojek731/
Grikke731/
Gryjek731/
Grzeuk731/
Geerek731/
Graiex731/
Greyek731/
Greygk731/
Greshk731/
Greigk731/
Greisk731/
Griske730/
Grriok730/
Gresck730/
Greg676,119/
Grec673,836/
Grig671,325/
Grix67960/
Gruk67755/
Gric67248/
Gryk67113/
Growiec6762/
Grayhek6760/
Grék6745/
Grieggs6744/
Grzejek6744/
Grawiec6737/
Grouiec6737/
Grittke6734/
Greique6734/
Greeske6734/
Grex6725/
Greyzck6723/
Grikova6720/
Grayeck6720/
Gøricke6719/
Griszke6717/
Grík6714/
Geerike6713/
Grishke6710/
Graicke6710/
Greková677/
Greigue675/
Grejcke675/
Greicke674/
Graigue672/
Greksch672/
Grzeick671/
Griq671/
Greyhek671/
Greahek671/
Geerick671/
Geerigk671/
Grechke671/
Griegue671/
Griigue671/
Griksch671/
Grheekc671/
Grygiec671/
Grzejak671/
Graickz671/
Greyeck671/

Griek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griek in the Russian language
Гриекgriek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griek
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