Griessel Surname

168,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,566 people bear this surname

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

Griessel Surname Definition:

From Groats (Cries) in Dutch and German.

Griessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2531:24,0473,057
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Austria211:405,49741,758
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Griessel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Groats (Cries) in Dutch and German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Griessel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griessel is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griessel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,417th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,840,041 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Griessel live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Griessel is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,253 people, or 1 in 24,047. In South Africa Griessel is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Free State, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 16 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Griessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griessel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griessel surname rose 1,617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griessel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griessel last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Griessel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.09% more than the national average, earning R 504,000 per year and in United States they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $49,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griesel934,180/
Gressel93959/
Grissel9383/
Grissell88229/
Graessel88100/
Greissel8849/
Groessel8843/
Gressell8829/
Griehsel8819/
Griesell887/
Gresselt881/
Griesesl881/
Gruessel881/
Greassel880/
Grisel862,161/
Gresel86123/
Griesl8643/
Griesselová842/
Grietsell828/
Griesiell821/
Grieschel821/
Griezel80357/
Grishel80245/
Grisell80237/
Greisel80140/
Grässel80116/
Gritsel80104/
Greusel8078/
Greszel8053/
Grüssel8050/
Graesel8049/
Greshel8048/
Grießel8038/
Grussel8031/
Gresell8029/
Greasel8022/
Griselt8012/
Griseld805/
Graisel804/
Groesel803/
Greysel802/
Griosel802/
Griszel801/
Gressil801/
Gresuel801/
Gruisel801/
Griesle800/
Gruesel800/
Groesschel781/
Griel77211/
Greschel7580/
Griszell7541/
Groeszel759/
Groeshel756/
Gretszel756/
Groussel753/
Grussell752/
Greisele752/
Groescel751/
Greiscel751/
Greasell751/
Griscell751/
Greishel750/
Gruisell750/
Grischel750/
Grisesll750/
Groeschel71632/
Gretschel71559/
Griehl71377/
Grezel71356/
Gräsel71183/
Gresil71153/
Grizel71116/
Greischel7168/
Griell7151/
Gricel7142/
Grusel7115/
Grešel717/
Greßel713/
Gryiel711/
Groesehel711/
Groeshell711/
Grexel711/
Greedsell711/
Grisèl711/
Grihel711/
Grriel711/
Griele710/
Grizzel67413/
Grusell67137/
Greazel67121/
Gryszel6780/
Groisil6779/
Gruszel6767/
Grizell6766/
Greißel6752/
Grichel6745/
Groeschell6734/
Greußel6730/
Grechel6717/
Grietil6714/
Grysell6713/
Graizel6710/
Gricell677/
Grayiel676/
Gräsell674/
Gryseel673/
Griceld673/
Greizel672/
Groesil672/
Gretschell671/
Grezell671/
Greehel671/
Grausel671/
Greiselová671/
Grusiel671/
Grieszlova671/
Greztschel671/
Grysiel671/
Gríselt671/
Grousel671/
Greciel671/
Grezzel670/
Grixell670/

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