Grifa Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Grifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6451:94,81716,280
Peru2961:107,3796,637
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Grifa (12) may also be a first name.

Grifa Last Name Facts

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

Grifa (Russian: Грифа) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,816th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Grifa live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Italic Europe. Grifa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 94,817. In Italy Grifa is primarily found in: Apulia, where 86 percent reside, Lombardy, where 8 percent reside and Lazio, where 2 percent reside. Besides Italy this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Grifa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grifa surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning €24,094 per year; in Peru they earn 54.48% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,824 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.16% less than the national average, earning R 37,632 per year; in Colombia they earn 58.14% less than the national average, earning $9,503,340 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.67% more than the national average, earning $54,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffa912,183/
Greifa9137/
Grifas9121/
Grifat9115/
Griofa912/
Ghrifa911/
Grifah910/
Griffay8395/
Greifat8351/
Griffea8347/
Ngriffa831/
Grifaud831/
Ghriofa831/
Ghrifat831/
Grefa8013,499/
Grifo801,541/
Grifi80584/
Grife80419/
Grify80136/
Grifé8011/
Grifò809/
Grufa806/
Gryfa802/
Griffaut77138/
Griffaud7759/
Grifault771/
Griffath770/
Griffatt770/
Griffo734,385/
Griffe73889/
Griffy73811/
Greffa73511/
Greife73399/
Griffi73306/
Ghrifi73170/
Greifo73141/
Grifer7321/
Grifis7316/
Grifes738/
Grifos738/
Greefa735/
Grifit734/
Grefas734/
Grifid733/
Grefat733/
Griefe732/
Grifey732/
Grefaa731/
Grifee731/
Grifez731/
Gripha731/
Graife731/
Graifi731/
Ngrefa731/
Gruffa731/
Griffé731/
Griffò731/
Griffó731/
Grifoy731/
Greyfa731/
Greafa731/
Grifeu731/
Grefau730/
Griffault71428/
Griffeath7136/
Griffaith710/
Griffaths710/
Griffis6711,243/
Griffey674,250/
Griffie671,224/
Griffit671,184/
Griffee67835/
Griffet67665/
Griffes67491/
Ghrefat67239/
Greifer67151/
Greiffo6769/
Graifer6755/
Ghraifi6750/
Greiffe6718/
Griffoi6712/
Greifos6712/
Griffer6711/
Griffid677/
Griffih674/
Grifich673/
Grifets673/
Griffei673/
Grifiss672/
Grifett672/
Gruiffo672/
Grefath672/
Griffou672/
Greeffa672/
Greifis672/
Grisfis671/
Grieffe671/
Griffed671/
Ngreffa671/
Graiffault671/
Greifee671/
Griphas671/
Griffeu671/
Greifeh671/
Griffiy670/
Grifhee670/
Grifitt670/
Graiffe670/
Grifhey670/
Griffod670/

Grifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifa in the Russian language
Грифаgrifa-

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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 Grifa
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