Griesel Surname

111,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Griesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6841:20,1852,554
Germany9391:85,73510,835
United States4341:835,15963,868
England581:960,65648,451
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Griesel (14) may also be a first name.

Griesel Last Name Facts

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

Griesel is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griesel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,146th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Griesel are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The surname Griesel is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,684 people, or 1 in 20,185. In South Africa Griesel is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, Free State, where 19 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Griesel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griesel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 644 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griesel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griesel last name are 10.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Griesel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.5% more than the national average, earning R 502,596 per year and in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griessel932,566/
Griehsel9319/
Griesell937/
Griesesl931/
Grisel922,161/
Gresel92123/
Griesl9243/
Grietsell888/
Griesiell881/
Grieschel881/
Gressel86959/
Griezel86357/
Grishel86245/
Grisell86237/
Griegel86217/
Greisel86140/
Griessl86132/
Gritsel86104/
Grissel8683/
Greusel8678/
Greszel8653/
Graesel8649/
Greshel8648/
Grießel8638/
Gresell8629/
Griehsl8623/
Greasel8622/
Griselt8612/
Grieszl8610/
Griseld865/
Graisel864/
Groesel863/
Greysel862/
Griosel862/
Griszel861/
Gresuel861/
Gruisel861/
Griesle860/
Gruesel860/
Gresl83242/
Griel83211/
Grisl832/
Grissell80229/
Graessel80100/
Greschel8080/
Greissel8049/
Groessel8043/
Griszell8041/
Gressell8029/
Groeszel809/
Groeshel806/
Gretszel806/
Greisele802/
Groescel801/
Greiscel801/
Gresselt801/
Greasell801/
Griegiel801/
Griscell801/
Gruessel801/
Greishel800/
Gruisell800/
Grischel800/
Grisesll800/
Greassel800/
Griesselová782/
Grießl77409/
Griehl77377/
Grezel77356/
Grigel77270/
Gressl77261/
Gregel77197/
Gräsel77183/
Gresil77153/
Greisl77128/
Grizel77116/
Griell7751/
Gricel7742/
Grusel7715/
Grešel777/
Grejel773/
Greßel773/
Gryiel771/
Grexel771/
Griecl771/
Grehsl771/
Grisèl771/
Grihel771/
Greżel771/
Grriel771/
Griele770/
Groeschel75632/
Gretschel75559/
Greischel7568/
Grieslová754/
Groesehel751/
Groeshell751/
Greedsell751/
Grygiel716,483/
Grizzel71413/
Grusell71137/
Griggel71134/
Greazel71121/
Grässel71116/
Greissl7199/
Gryszel7180/
Groisil7179/
Gruszel7167/
Grizell7166/
Greschl7157/
Greißel7152/
Grüssel7150/
Grichel7145/
Groeschell7134/
Grussel7131/
Greußel7130/
Griozel7127/
Gregiel7123/
Grechel7117/
Groissl7114/
Grietil7114/
Grysell7113/
Grigiel7113/
Graizel7110/
Griesslová717/
Gricell717/
Grayiel716/
Grieszlová715/
Gräsell714/
Gryseel713/
Griceld713/
Gregell713/
Greigel712/
Greizel712/
Groesil712/
Groesschel711/
Gretschell711/
Grezell711/
Greehel711/
Gressil711/
Grausel711/
Greiselová711/
Grusiel711/
Grizelt711/
Grieszlova711/
Greztschel711/
Grysiel711/
Gríselt711/
Grousel711/
Greciel711/
Groigel711/
Gredgel710/
Griziel710/
Grezzel710/
Grixell710/
Grizzell671,647/
Greßl67157/
Griyl6799/
Grezl6763/
Grešl6762/
Gruschel6735/
Grečl6718/
Greslová6713/
Gräsl679/
Grecl678/
Griceldt678/
Grijgiel676/
Groussel673/
Grussell672/
G'Rietil671/
Grysgiel671/
Gretchel671/
Griil671/
Gretschl671/
Greissll671/
Gryggiel671/
Gryoshel671/
Grüschel671/
Greyciel671/
Grechell670/
Greaetel670/

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