Griesheimer Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Griesheimer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griesheimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4341:185,49621,617
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Griesheimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griesheimer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griesheimer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griesheimer is the 453,475th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The last name Griesheimer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Griesheimer reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Griesheimer is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 185,496. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 55 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany Griesheimer occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Griesheimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griesheimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griesheimer last name rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griesheimer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griesheimer surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Griesheimer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 277.78% more than the national average, earning R 897,756 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $47,038 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 Griesheimer
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