Griffa Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Monaco

Griffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina9771:43,7503,689
Italy9531:64,17311,457
France1111:598,40379,437
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Griffa (20) may also be a first name.

Griffa Last Name Facts

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

Griffa occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Griffa.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 192,807th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,338,317 people. Griffa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Griffa live; 47 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 977 people, or 1 in 43,750. In Argentina Griffa is most common in: Córdoba Province, where 45 percent are found, Santa Fe Province, where 25 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Argentina it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 44 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Griffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griffa surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Griffa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 21.39% less than the national average, earning €23,607 per year; in Peru they earn 50.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,504 per year and in United States they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning $40,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffay9295/
Griffea9247/
Ngriffa921/
Grifa911,169/
Griffaut86138/
Griffaud8659/
Griffath860/
Griffatt860/
Griffo834,385/
Griffe83889/
Griffy83811/
Greffa83511/
Griffi83306/
Greifa8337/
Grifas8321/
Grifat8315/
Griofa832/
Gruffa831/
Griffé831/
Griffò831/
Griffó831/
Ghrifa831/
Grifah830/
Griffault80428/
Griffeath8036/
Griffaith800/
Griffaths800/
Griffis7711,243/
Griffey774,250/
Griffie771,224/
Griffit771,184/
Griffee77835/
Griffet77665/
Griffes77491/
Greiffo7769/
Greifat7751/
Greiffe7718/
Griffoi7712/
Griffer7711/
Griffid777/
Griffih774/
Griffei773/
Gruiffo772/
Griffou772/
Greeffa772/
Grieffe771/
Griffed771/
Ngreffa771/
Grifaud771/
Griffeu771/
Ghriofa771/
Ghrifat771/
Griffiy770/
Graiffe770/
Griffod770/
Graiffault751/
Grefa7313,499/
Grifo731,541/
Grifi73584/
Grife73419/
Grify73136/
Grifé7311/
Grifò739/
Grufa736/
Gryfa732/
Griffitt71515/
Griffett71299/
Griffiss7170/
Greiffer7122/
Griffoth7111/
Griffihs719/
Griffiph718/
Griffiht717/
Griffets713/
Griffich713/
Griffoux713/
Griffish712/
Griffess712/
Greiffey711/
Griffidh711/
Griffieh711/
Griffiey711/
Grifault711/
Greffath710/
Greffe671,088/
Greife67399/
Ghrifi67170/
Greifo67141/
Griffetts6726/
Greffi6723/
Grifer6721/
Grifis6716/
Greffo6716/
Grifes678/
Grifos678/
Griffeths677/
Griffithd676/
Greefa675/
Grifit674/
Griffitth674/
Grefas674/
Kgriffith673/
Grifid673/
Grefat673/
Griefe672/
Grifey672/
Griffeith672/
Griffithh672/
Grifffith671/
Graiffith671/
Grefaa671/
Grifee671/
Grifez671/
Griffoths671/
Gripha671/
Graife671/
Graifi671/
Ngrefa671/
Greffy671/
Griffhitt671/
Griffisch671/
Grifoy671/
Greyfa671/
Gräffe671/
Greafa671/
Grifeu671/
Grefau670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Griffa
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