lo Greco Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

lo Greco Surname User-submission:

The surname LiGreci came from the Italian personal name Greca, which is derived from the Latin word graecus, which means 'Greek'. Alternatively, the surname is of a nickname origin that was given to one who came from Greece. Li-Greci means 'The Greek'.

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lo Greco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5031:121,58419,959
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

lo Greco Surname Meaning

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The surname LiGreci came from the Italian personal name Greca, which is derived from the Latin word graecus, which means 'Greek'. Alternatively, the surname is of a nickname origin that was given to one who came from Greece. Li-Greci means 'The Greek'.

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lo Greco Last Name Facts

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

The last name lo Greco occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of lo Greco click here.

How Common Is The Last Name lo Greco? popularity and diffusion

The surname lo Greco is the 515,938th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of lo Greco reside; 80 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name lo Greco is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 121,584. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 69 percent live, Piedmont, where 10 percent live and Apulia, where 9 percent live. Beside Italy it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

lo Greco Last Name Statistics demography

lo Greco earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.71% more than the national average, earning $70,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
lo Grieco942/
Logreco93376/
Logrieco88289/
Logrecco8824/
La Greco886/
Lgreco861/
Lagreco80121/
Legreco8042/
Le Grec803/
Logrego802/
Logréco801/
Logreca801/
Lia Grecco781/
La Greca753,699/
Le Garec75211/
Logriego7530/
Le Gorec7510/
La Grego753/
Lagareco751/
Le Greca751/
Le Gruec751/
Le Garrec713,580/
Le Gruiec71296/
Le Gorrec7199/
Le Grouec7118/
Legrec7116/
La Grecca7116/
Le Guirec7113/
Le Guerec7112/
La Garrec718/
Loguerico715/
Lagrec711/
Le Guérec711/
Lagreca672,396/
Le Grouiec6777/
Lugarec6746/
Le Guiriec6741/
Lagarec6737/
Legreca6725/
Lagrego6724/
Loikrec6713/
Legarec678/
Legrech675/
Logaric672/
Legarco672/
Lagarco672/
Le Guirrec671/
Lagrech671/
Logargo671/
Logorok671/
Logrigo671/
Logroqo671/
Ligarco671/
Locroco670/
La-Greca639/

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