Giff Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Giff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada1251:294,76527,374
England721:773,86242,299
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Giff (176) may also be a first name.

Giff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giff is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 670,508th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Giff are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Giff is also the 687,834th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 176 people.

The surname Giff is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Giff is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, North Carolina, where 16 percent live and Connecticut, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Giff occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Giff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Giff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 5 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Giff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Giff last name is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Giff surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Giff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gifft89144/
Guiff8986/
Giffe8969/
Giffs8916/
Gaiff8913/
Dgiff896/
Gieff891/
Iff86903/
Gif86147/
Gaiffe801,126/
Guiffe8014/
Guiffs804/
Gieffe801/
Gueiff801/
D'Giff801/
Gift7510,670/
Ziff751,157/
Siff75558/
Ifft75471/
Ijff75355/
Eiff75271/
Hiff75234/
Aiff7560/
Guif7559/
Ghif7550/
Iffe7540/
Gife7518/
Gaif7515/
Geff7512/
Jiff759/
Gitf759/
Ioff757/
Goif753/
Gief752/
Tgif752/
Zgif752/
Gyff752/
Givf751/
Gifh751/
Ciff751/
Ngif751/
Țiff751/
Gäff751/
Giwf751/
Dgif751/
Gifz751/
Gifs751/
Cgif751/
Uiff751/
Ieff751/
Gipf751/
Gaifffe731/
If671,337/
Sieff67429/
Geffe67415/
Eiffe67331/
Seiff67277/
Zieff67174/
Saiff67139/
Geffs6792/
Hiffe6744/
Gheif6742/
Gueff6741/
Zeiff6731/
Chiff6728/
Guife6728/
Zaiff6724/
Juiff6719/
Hieff6717/
Zuiff6710/
Guift678/
Sciff675/
Gaife675/
Heiff674/
Ioffh673/
Giefe673/
Ghiof672/
Haiff672/
Yiffe672/
Gitft671/
Goift671/
Eihff671/
Dgife671/
Jiffe671/
Jiffs671/
Oiwff671/
Huiff671/
Soiff671/
Goife671/
Ghaif671/
Aiffe671/
Zgizf671/
Cuiff671/
Guyff671/
Iddff671/
Zipff670/

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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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  • 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 Giff
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