Griffer Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Griffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Griffer (61) may also be a first name.

Griffer Last Name Facts

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

Griffer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griffer is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Griffer is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Griffer are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name on earth, held by 61 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Griffer is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 40 percent reside, Georgia, where 20 percent reside and North Dakota, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Griffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffer Last Name Statistics demography

Griffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffier9391/
Greiffer9322/
Griffear931/
Grieffer931/
Griffert930/
Grifferd930/
Griffe92889/
Grifer9221/
Grifferth880/
Griffey864,250/
Griffie861,224/
Griffee86835/
Griffet86665/
Griffes86491/
Greifer86151/
Griefer8667/
Graifer8655/
Greffer8650/
Griffea8647/
Greiffe8618/
Gryffer867/
Griffir865/
Griffei863/
Grieffe861/
Griffed861/
Griffre861/
Griffeu861/
Grifier861/
Graiffe860/
Grifert860/
Grife83419/
Greffier801,656/
Griffett80299/
Greifert809/
Griffets803/
Griffess802/
Greiffey801/
Griffieh801/
Griffiey801/
Griffire801/
Griffirt800/
Griffird800/
Griffa772,183/
Greffe771,088/
Griffy77811/
Grefer77444/
Greife77399/
Griffi77306/
Gräfer77147/
Grifes778/
Griefe772/
Grifey772/
Grifee771/
Grifez771/
Graife771/
Griffé771/
Gräffe771/
Grifeu771/
Grufer770/
Griffeath7536/
Griffetts7526/
Griffeths757/
Griffirhs753/
Griffeith752/
Griffis7111,243/
Griffit711,184/
Greffet711,023/
Grayfer71130/
Griffay7195/
Griffoi7112/
Greffey7111/
Griffid717/
Griffih714/
Grifets713/
Greffre712/
Grifett712/
Griffitrhs712/
Greffie712/
Gruffir711/
Griffithrd711/
Grefier711/
Greifee711/
Greifeh711/
Griffiy710/
Greafer710/
Grifhee710/
Greffes710/
Greffee710/
Greaffe710/
Grifhey710/
Gräfe677,447/
Grefe671,933/
Grifa671,169/
Grifi67584/
Griffitt67515/
Grify67136/
Griffiss6770/
Gryfe6768/
Grifé6711/
Griffihs679/
Griffiph678/
Griffiht677/
Greffett676/
Griffich673/
Grepfert673/
Griffish672/
Griffidh671/
Ghraifir671/
Grifetts670/

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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 Griffer
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