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

The last name Griffer is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Griffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Griffer is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Griffer reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Griffer is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 40 percent reside, Georgia, where 20 percent reside and North Dakota, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Griffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffer 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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  • 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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