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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griessel? popularity and diffusion

Griessel is the 168,417th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,840,041 people. The surname Griessel is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Griessel are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Griessel is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,253 people, or 1 in 24,047. In South Africa Griessel is most common in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Free State, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 16 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Griessel exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

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 last name expanded 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 Democrats than The US average, with 52.83% registered with 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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