Ginniff Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ginniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ginniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ginniff Last Name Facts

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

Ginniff has its highest incidence in Northern Ireland. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ginniff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Ginniff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ginniff reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Ginniff is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 153,753. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Not including Northern Ireland Ginniff exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Ginniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ginniff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ginniff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

Ginniff earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ginneff860/
Iniff833/
Guinnifs800/
Sinnif775/
Inif7340/
Gnif731/
Guennif7124/
Innaife711/
Chinnif711/
Jinneff711/
Jinnife711/
Henniff710/
Cenniff710/
Senniff710/
Sniff67505/
Hinif6715/
Ennif6714/
Inife6710/
Gnife672/
Ghnif672/
Gnnef671/
Eniff671/
Innef671/
Yinif671/
Ainif671/
Jniff670/
Guinnefs670/

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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
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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 Ginniff
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