Griffel Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Griffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4471:810,87062,361
Germany3091:260,53527,919
France401:1,660,568152,033
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Finland101:549,67032,186
Israel101:855,76354,181
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Griffel Last Name Facts

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

Griffel (Russian: Гриффель) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 379,286th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. The last name Griffel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Griffel reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Griffel is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 810,870. In The United States Griffel is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, Idaho, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Griffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffel surname grew 1,208 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griffel surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Griffel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.95% more than the national average, earning $65,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Griffel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffel in the Russian language
Гриффельgriffel-

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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 Griffel
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