Grigorescu Surname
Approximately 7,628 people bear this surname
Grigorescu Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'son of Grigore (Gregory)' in Romanian. It became popular as a given name due to veneration of the Armenian saint, Gregory the Illuminator.
Grigorescu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 7,181 | 1:2,796 | 375 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Grigorescu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'son of Grigore (Gregory)' in Romanian. It became popular as a given name due to veneration of the Armenian saint, Gregory the Illuminator.
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Average Grigorescu Salary in
United States
$44,770 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grigorescu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grigorescu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grigorescu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigorescu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,434th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 955,368 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Grigorescu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name Grigorescu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 7,181 people, or 1 in 2,796. In Romania Grigorescu is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent live, Argeș County, where 10 percent live and Prahova County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Romania it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Grigorescu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Grigorescu are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Grigorescu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greigorescu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grigorascu | 90 | 119 | / |
| Grigoresco | 90 | 8 | / |
| Grigoresku | 90 | 5 | / |
| Grigorsecu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Grigoryscu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Grigorsciuc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Grigorosciuc | 82 | 75 | / |
| Grigorasciuc | 82 | 22 | / |
| Grigorisciuc | 82 | 12 | / |
| Grigorisciuk | 82 | 1 | / |
| Grigorciuc | 80 | 176 | / |
| Grigorciuk | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grigorașcu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Grigoraşcu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grigorasco | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grigoriciuc | 76 | 327 | / |
| Grigoraskou | 76 | 36 | / |
| Grigorsky | 74 | 16 | / |
| Gregoresk | 74 | 10 | / |
| Grigorask | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grigoriiciuc | 73 | 39 | / |
| Grigorașciuc | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gregoreski | 70 | 36 | / |
| Gregoresky | 70 | 7 | / |
| Grigoroska | 70 | 4 | / |
| Grigorskiy | 70 | 2 | / |
| Grigorcika | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gregoreske | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grigorskoy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grigorciko | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gragorciuc | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grigorskaa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grigorskaya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Grygorcewic | 67 | 2 | / |
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