Grif Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Romania

Grif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3191:451,79642,604
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Romania511:393,68432,593
Belarus131:730,85159,297
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Grif (222) may also be a first name.

Grif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grif (Russian: Гриф) occurs most in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 594,812th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Grif is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Grif reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 605,116th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 222 people.

Grif is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 451,796. In Russia Grif is most common in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Republic of Buryatia, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Romania, where 10 percent live.

Grif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grif last name is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grif surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grif earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.99% less than the national average, earning R 45,168 per year and in United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greif899,061/
Grief891,499/
Griff891,344/
Grift89771/
Grife89419/
Graif89235/
Ghrif891/
Gritf891/
Grisf891/
Greiff801,910/
Griffe80889/
Graiff80602/
Grieff80509/
Greife80399/
Griffs8054/
Grifhs8019/
Grijff8016/
Grifft806/
Groiff804/
Grioff803/
Ghrift801/
Graife801/
Greift801/
Greifs800/
Grib7511,814/
Gräf759,314/
Gref751,658/
Gryf7588/
Griv7538/
Greiffe7318/
Grifova735/
Griff's731/
Griffph731/
Graiffs731/
Greifeh731/
Graiffe730/
Gräfe677,447/
Ghrib675,387/
Greff674,614/
Greef672,055/
Gräff671,948/
Grefe671,933/
Greib67181/
Griph67134/
Greifová67110/
Graib6790/
Greaf6771/
Gryfe6768/
Griev6767/
Greyf6748/
Griew6744/
Greft6738/
Grajf6728/
Grayf6723/
Gryff6719/
Ngref679/
Greiv677/
Greifova675/
Gräfs675/
Grivz672/
Gretf672/
Grivs672/
Graifová671/
Griov671/
Cgriffth671/
Gruyf671/
Greiw671/
Gresf671/
Griffthh671/
Grifftth671/
Griwt671/
Gribė671/
Gryft670/

Grif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grif in the Russian language
Грифgrif-

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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 Grif
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