Griessel Surname
Approximately 2,566 people bear this surname
Griessel Surname Definition:
From Groats (Cries) in Dutch and German.
Griessel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,253 | 1:24,047 | 3,057 |
| United States | 194 | 1:1,868,345 | 121,641 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Griessel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Groats (Cries) in Dutch and German.
Griessel Demographics
Griessel Political Affiliation
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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.
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