Giffith Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Giffith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giffith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Barbados11:287,4482,772
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Giffith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giffith is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Giffith.

How Common Is The Last Name Giffith? popularity and diffusion

Giffith is the 2,352,516th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Giffith occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Giffith reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Giffith is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Giffith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giffith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giffith surname decreased 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giffith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giffith surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Giffith earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.83% less than the national average, earning $33,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiffith931/
Goiffith930/
Iffith922/
Gaiffeith880/
Giffeth867/
Giffiph861/
Giffi83496/
Gifit8332/
Iffit832/
Gifih831/
Giffeths801/
Goiffish800/
Guiffish800/
Gaiffi77115/
Giffis7746/
Giffei7738/
Ghiffi7710/
Gifite779/
Giffie775/
Iffiot774/
Siffih771/
Gifi7373/
Ifit7313/
Guiffis715/
Eiffeit712/
Guffeth712/
Giffeis711/
Effieth711/
Geffeth710/
Siffitt710/
Guffiet710/
Geffi67269/
Siffi6787/
Giffe6769/
Coiffait6743/
Ifite6731/
Gifis6725/
Guifi6722/
Gifei6710/
Giffa677/
Giffy676/
Iofit676/
Iffet675/
Ifiet674/
Ghifi673/
Effit673/
Ziffi673/
Gifai672/
Ifiot672/
Gefit672/
Sifit671/
Jiffi671/
Sieffeit670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Giffith
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