Griffet Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Griffet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4561:145,66422,532
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Belgium821:140,20320,001
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Griffet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffet is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Griffet.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griffet is the 496,112th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Griffet live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 145,664. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Beside France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 12 percent live.

Griffet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griffet surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

Griffet earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffeth932,386/
Griffett93299/
Griffete934/
Griffets933/
Griffiet930/
Griffe92889/
Griffieth88309/
Griffeath8836/
Griffetts8826/
Griffeths887/
Griffeith882/
Griffette880/
Griffey864,250/
Griffie861,224/
Griffit861,184/
Greffet861,023/
Griffee86835/
Griffes86491/
Griffea8647/
Greiffe8618/
Griffer8611/
Grifets863/
Griffei863/
Grifeth862/
Grifett862/
Grieffe861/
Griffed861/
Gruffet861/
Griffeu861/
Graiffe860/
Grife83419/
Griffith80140,429/
Griffitt80515/
Greiffer8022/
Griffiht807/
Greffett806/
Griffyth804/
Griffess802/
Griffite802/
Greiffey801/
Griffieh801/
Griffiey801/
Greffeth800/
Grifetts800/
Griffa772,183/
Greffe771,088/
Griffy77811/
Greife77399/
Griffi77306/
Grifer7721/
Grifes778/
Grifit774/
Griefe772/
Grifey772/
Grifee771/
Grifez771/
Graife771/
Griffé771/
Gräffe771/
Grifeu771/
Griffithe7524/
Griffithd756/
Griffitth754/
Kgriffith753/
Grieffith752/
Griffithh752/
Grifffith751/
Graiffith751/
Griffhitt751/
Grifeiths751/
Griffitte750/
Griffaith750/
Griffis7111,243/
Greifer71151/
Grifith71130/
Griffay7195/
Graifer7155/
Greffer7150/
Griffoi7112/
Greffey7111/
Griffid717/
Gryffer717/
Griffih714/
D'Griffith713/
Grefeth712/
Greffie712/
Greifee711/
Griffisths711/
Greifeh711/
Griffiy710/
Greffit710/
Grifhee710/
Greffes710/
Greffee710/
Grifitt710/
Greaffe710/
Grifhey710/
Gräfe677,447/
Grefe671,933/
Grifa671,169/
Grifi67584/
Grify67136/
Griffiss6770/
Gryfe6768/
Grifé6711/
Griffihs679/
Griffiph678/
Greffith677/
Griffich673/
Griffish672/
Griffithová672/
Gruffith671/
Grisfith671/
Gresfett671/
Griefith671/
Griffidh671/
Griffithova671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griffet
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