Greffen Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Greffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Greffen (11) may also be a first name.

Greffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greffen is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Greffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greffen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Greffen are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greffen is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 48 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Rhode Island, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Greffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greffen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greffen last name increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greffen last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greffen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $57,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieffen930/
Graeffen930/
Grefen92440/
Griffen865,065/
Greffin861,009/
Groffen86527/
Graefen86382/
Graffen8667/
Griefen8617/
Grefeen861/
Girffen861/
Greefen860/
Grefn833/
Greffion80149/
Griffoen8011/
Griffien8011/
Graffien800/
Greffing800/
Grieffin800/
Gerfen77764/
Grafen77686/
Gräfen77594/
Griffn7726/
Grefin7723/
Grifen7721/
Greefn771/
Griffenth753/
Griffin71328,740/
Graffin712,244/
Graafen7140/
Graefin7128/
Grefing7123/
Greffim7120/
Girffin7119/
Gryffyn7114/
Groffin7111/
Griffyn716/
Gryffin715/
Grafeen712/
Guirfen711/
Grıffın711/
Grephen711/
Griffne710/
Grifeng710/
Gerffin710/
Grifien710/
Griffem710/
Griffing671,735/
Griffijn6759/
Griffina6710/
Griffion678/
Griffinn675/
Grifffin675/
Griffint672/
Gridffin672/
Grriffin672/
Grivffin671/
Cgriffin671/
Ggriffin671/
Graiffin671/
Graffinn670/
Grafn670/
Hgriffin670/
Groffinn670/

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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 Greffen
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