Griesbach Surname

103,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Griesbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griesbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6451:30,4374,011
United States1,3891:260,95024,633
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
France1201:553,52375,172
Canada861:428,43737,472
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Austria161:532,21549,801
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Griesbach Last Name Facts

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

Griesbach is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griesbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,078th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,596,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Griesbach live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,645 people, or 1 in 30,437. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 16 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Griesbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griesbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griesbach last name expanded 1,654 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griesbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griesbach surname are 26.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Griesbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.9% more than the national average, earning R 698,412 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,816 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griesbach
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