Grilec Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Grilec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grilec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2921:14,4822,851
Slovenia531:46,9378,028
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Grilec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grilec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grilec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grilec is the 742,570th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Grilec are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Grilec is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 14,482. In Croatia Grilec is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 41 percent are found, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 34 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Croatia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Grilec Last Name Statistics demography

Grilec earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griles83208/
Grilek8312/
Griljc836/
Grilez832/
Grulec831/
Grelec831/
Grilic830/
Grilecová802/
Grilecova801/
Grzelec77855/
Griletz7729/
Grgelec776/
Grilich774/
Grilicz774/
Grilick770/
Greiles770/
Greilich71625/
Greilick7171/
Grailich7164/
Grailhes7133/
Grailles7125/
Gruilich710/
Grilis6746/
Grilič6725/
Greles6712/
Greillich672/
Grelek672/
Greislich670/

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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 Grilec
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