Grieff Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

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

Grieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
England671:831,61344,286
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Grieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grieff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grieff.

How Common Is The Last Name Grieff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 608,234th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Grieff are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Grieff is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 1,023,895. In The United States Grieff is mostly found in: Illinois, where 30 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Grieff exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Grieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grieff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grieff surname expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 479 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grieff surname are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.65% registered to vote for the party.

Grieff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieeff922/
Grieffe921/
Greff914,614/
Grief911,499/
Griff911,344/
Grieffth861/
Greeff8311,904/
Graeff835,491/
Greiff831,910/
Greffe831,088/
Griffe83889/
Graiff83602/
Groeff8399/
Griffs8354/
Greaff8344/
Grieef8333/
Grueff8322/
Grijff8316/
Grefft839/
Greyff838/
Grifft836/
Groiff834/
Grioff833/
Griefe832/
Griefs832/
Grieft831/
Gretff831/
Graief830/
Gref801,658/
Grif80524/
Greiffe7718/
Grayeff7714/
Groueff776/
Griff's771/
Griffph771/
Graiffs771/
Greaffe770/
Graiffe770/
Greaeff770/
Greif739,061/
Graef736,475/
Grieb734,792/
Greef732,055/
Gräff731,948/
Grefe731,933/
Grift73771/
Grife73419/
Graif73235/
Greaf7371/
Griev7367/
Greyf7348/
Griew7344/
Greft7338/
Gryff7319/
Groef7314/
Ngref739/
Gretf732/
Ghrif731/
Grisf731/
Grejf731/
Gresf731/
Gritf731/
Grajeffe711/
Griiffth711/
Grifftth711/
Griffthh711/
Greffová711/
Cgriffth711/
Ghrieb674,137/
Greife67399/
Greufe67235/
Graieb67152/
Greefs6790/
Grauff6744/
Grouff6720/
Grifhs6719/
Grayif6712/
Grijev6712/
Grievs676/
Greefe675/
Greafe673/
Griyeb672/
Grieev671/
G'Reyf671/
Ghrift671/
Graife671/
Greift671/
Gräffe671/
Graehf670/
Greifs670/

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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 Grieff
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