Grifer Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Grifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grifer Last Name Facts

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

Grifer (Russian: Грифер) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Grifer are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Grifer is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 42 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live. Barring Russia Grifer is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greifer92151/
Griefer9267/
Graifer9255/
Griffer9211/
Grifier921/
Grifert920/
Grife91419/
Griffier8691/
Greiffer8622/
Greifert869/
Grieffer861/
Griffear861/
Griffert860/
Grifferd860/
Griffe83889/
Grefer83444/
Greife83399/
Gräfer83147/
Grifes838/
Griefe832/
Grifey832/
Grifeu831/
Grifee831/
Grifez831/
Graife831/
Grufer830/
Grifferth800/
Griffey774,250/
Griffie771,224/
Griffee77835/
Griffet77665/
Griffes77491/
Grayfer77130/
Greffer7750/
Griffea7747/
Greiffe7718/
Gryffer777/
Griffir775/
Griffei773/
Grifets773/
Grifett772/
Grefier771/
Greifee771/
Griffeu771/
Greifeh771/
Griffre771/
Grieffe771/
Griffed771/
Greafer770/
Grifhee770/
Graiffe770/
Grifhey770/
Gräfe737,447/
Grefe731,933/
Grifa731,169/
Grifi73584/
Grify73136/
Gryfe7368/
Grifé7311/
Greffier711,656/
Griffett71299/
Griffets713/
Grepfert713/
Griffess712/
Ghraifir711/
Griffire711/
Griffiey711/
Griffieh711/
Greiffey711/
Griffird710/
Griffirt710/
Grifetts710/
Griffa672,183/
Greffe671,088/
Griffy67811/
Griffi67306/
Greufe67235/
Ghrifi67170/
Greifa6737/
Griffeath6736/
Griffetts6726/
Grifis6716/
Griffeths677/
Greefe675/
Grifit674/
Greafe673/
Grifid673/
Griffirhs673/
Griffeith672/
Ghrifa671/
Grefee671/
Griffé671/
Grefey671/
Graifi671/
Grifoy671/
Gräffe671/
Grifeiths671/
Grefej671/
Grayfe671/

Grifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifer in the Russian language
Гриферgrifer-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grifer
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