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 is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Grieff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grieff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 608,234th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name Grieff is primarily found 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 is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 1,023,895. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 30 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Grieff occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Grieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grieff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Republicans than The US average, with 67.65% being registered with 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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  • 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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