Griffe Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Griffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7311:90,86613,093
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Griffé (1) are calculated separately.

Griffe (12) may also be a first name.

Griffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffe occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Griffé. Click here for other possible spellings of Griffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griffe is the 396,526th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Griffe live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Griffe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name on earth, held by 12 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 90,866. In France Griffe is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 46 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Griffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffe last name expanded 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griffe last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the party.

Griffe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.07% less than the national average, earning $35,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffé941/
Griffey924,250/
Griffie921,224/
Griffee92835/
Griffet92665/
Griffes92491/
Griffea9247/
Greiffe9218/
Griffer9211/
Griffei923/
Grieffe921/
Griffed921/
Griffeu921/
Graiffe920/
Griff911,344/
Grife91419/
Griffett86299/
Greiffer8622/
Griffets863/
Griffess862/
Greiffey861/
Griffieh861/
Griffiey861/
Graffe832,389/
Griffa832,183/
Greiff831,910/
Greffe831,088/
Griffy83811/
Graiff83602/
Grieff83509/
Greife83399/
Griffi83306/
Griffs8354/
Gruffe8322/
Grifer8321/
Grijff8316/
Grifes838/
Grifft836/
Groiff834/
Grioff833/
Griefe832/
Grifey832/
Grifee831/
Grifez831/
Graife831/
Gräffe831/
Grifeu831/
Grif80524/
Griffeath8036/
Griffetts8026/
Griffeths807/
Griffeith802/
Griffis7711,243/
Griffit771,184/
Greffet771,023/
Greifer77151/
Griffay7795/
Graeffe7791/
Graffei7764/
Graifer7755/
Greffer7750/
Griffoi7712/
Greffey7711/
Graffee7711/
Graaffe7711/
Griffid777/
Gryffer777/
Griffih774/
Grifets773/
Grifett772/
Graffea772/
Greffie772/
Graiffs771/
Griff's771/
Griffph771/
Graffey771/
Graffhe771/
Graffée771/
Greifee771/
Greifeh771/
Griffiy770/
Grifhee770/
Greffes770/
Greffee770/
Greaffe770/
Grifhey770/
Greif739,061/
Gräfe737,447/
Grafe737,232/
Greff734,614/
Gräff731,948/
Grefe731,933/
Grief731,499/
Grifa731,169/
Grift73771/
Grifi73584/
Graif73235/
Grify73136/
Gryfe7368/
Griev7367/
Griew7344/
Gryff7319/
Grifé7311/
Gritf731/
Grisf731/
Ghrif731/
Griffitt71515/
Griffiss7170/
Griffihs719/
Griffiph718/
Griffiht717/
Greffett716/
Griffich713/
Griffish712/
Cgriffth711/
Griffidh711/
Griffthh711/
Grifftth711/
Grajeffe711/
Grifetts710/
Greeff6711,904/
Graefe671,973/
Greffa67511/
Grefer67444/
Gruffy67241/
Greufe67235/
Ghrifi67170/
Gräfer67147/
Greaff6744/
Greifa6737/
Gruffi6732/
Greffi6723/
Grifhs6719/
Grifis6716/
Groihofer6716/
Grafee6710/
Grefft679/
Greyff678/
Griffithd676/
Greefe675/
Graffé675/
Grifit674/
Griffitth674/
Gruffé673/
Greafe673/
Kgriffith673/
Grifid673/
Griffithh672/
Graffè672/
Grifffith671/
Graiffith671/
Groufe671/
Gruefe671/
Groefe671/
Grefee671/
Grefey671/
Ghrift671/
Graifi671/
Greffy671/
Grayfe671/
Gretff671/
Greift671/
Gruffè671/
Griffhitt671/
Griffisch671/
Grifoy671/
Ghrifa671/
Grifeiths671/
Grefej671/
Griffaith670/
Greifs670/
Grufey670/
Graafe670/

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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 Griffe
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