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

Grilec is found most in Croatia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grilec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grilec is the 742,570th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname Grilec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Grilec reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

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

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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