Grif Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Grif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 319 | 1:451,796 | 42,604 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Grif (222) may also be a first name.
Grif Demographics
Grif Political Affiliation
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Grif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grif (Russian: Гриф) is found most frequently in Russia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 594,812th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Grif live; 45 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Grif is also the 605,116th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 222 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried 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. Besides Russia this last name is found 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 incidence of Grif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grif surname rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Grif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Grif last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greif | 89 | 9,061 | / |
| Grief | 89 | 1,499 | / |
| Griff | 89 | 1,344 | / |
| Grift | 89 | 771 | / |
| Grife | 89 | 419 | / |
| Graif | 89 | 235 | / |
| Ghrif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gritf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grisf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Greiff | 80 | 1,910 | / |
| Griffe | 80 | 889 | / |
| Graiff | 80 | 602 | / |
| Grieff | 80 | 509 | / |
| Greife | 80 | 399 | / |
| Griffs | 80 | 54 | / |
| Grifhs | 80 | 19 | / |
| Grijff | 80 | 16 | / |
| Grifft | 80 | 6 | / |
| Groiff | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grioff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ghrift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greifs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grib | 75 | 11,814 | / |
| Gräf | 75 | 9,314 | / |
| Gref | 75 | 1,658 | / |
| Gryf | 75 | 88 | / |
| Griv | 75 | 38 | / |
| Greiffe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Grifova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Griff's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Griffph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graiffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greifeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graiffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gräfe | 67 | 7,447 | / |
| Ghrib | 67 | 5,387 | / |
| Greff | 67 | 4,614 | / |
| Greef | 67 | 2,055 | / |
| Gräff | 67 | 1,948 | / |
| Grefe | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Greib | 67 | 181 | / |
| Griph | 67 | 134 | / |
| Greifová | 67 | 110 | / |
| Graib | 67 | 90 | / |
| Greaf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gryfe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Griev | 67 | 67 | / |
| Greyf | 67 | 48 | / |
| Griew | 67 | 44 | / |
| Greft | 67 | 38 | / |
| Grajf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Grayf | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gryff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ngref | 67 | 9 | / |
| Greiv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Greifova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gräfs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grivz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gretf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grivs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graifová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgriffth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gresf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griffthh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grifftth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gribė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gryft | 67 | 0 | / |
Grif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grif in the Russian language | ||
| Гриф | grif | - |
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Footnotes
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