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 surname Greffen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greffen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Greffen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Greffen reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Greffen is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Greffen is mostly found in: Maryland, where 48 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Greffen occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Greffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greffen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greffen are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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