Griffeths Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Griffeths Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffeths Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Griffeths Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffeths occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffeths? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Griffeths live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Griffeths is most frequent in: Florida, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found and Missouri, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States Griffeths occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and Lesotho, where 14 percent are found.

Griffeths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffeths has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffeths Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffieths951/
Griffeth942,386/
Griffets943/
Griffiths89162,363/
Griffieth89309/
Griffeath8936/
Griffetts8926/
Griffeith892/
Grifeiths891/
Griffet88665/
Griffes88491/
Grifets883/
Grifeth882/
Grifffiths8410/
Grriffiths843/
Griffietts842/
Griffithhs842/
Grifeithes841/
Griffisths841/
Griffith's841/
Griffitths841/
'Griffiths841/
Ghriffiths841/
Griffith82140,429/
Griffies82420/
Griffett82299/
Griffits82206/
Grifiths82102/
Griffihs829/
Griffete824/
Griffyth824/
Griffess822/
Griffieh821/
Greffeth820/
Grifetts820/
Griffiet820/
Griffe80889/
Grifes808/
D'Griffiths801/
Griffitts781,556/
Greffiths7829/
Griffithe7824/
Griffihts7812/
Griffithd786/
Griffitth784/
Kgriffith783/
Grieffith782/
Griffitch782/
Griffithh782/
Griefiths782/
Grifffith781/
Graiffith781/
Griffichs781/
Griffithz781/
Griffitss781/
Griffitsh781/
Griffette780/
Griffaith780/
Griffithsová762/
Griffis7511,243/
Griffey754,250/
Griffie751,224/
Griffit751,184/
Greffet751,023/
Griffee75835/
Grifith75130/
Griffea7547/
Grifits7519/
Greiffe7518/
Griffer7511/
Griffih754/
Griffei753/
Grifies753/
Grifett752/
Griffex752/
Grefeth752/
Grieffe751/
Griffed751/
Griffeu751/
Greifeh751/
Greffes750/
Graiffe750/
D'Griffith743/
Greffithss741/
Griffitsch741/
Griffitt71515/
Grife71419/
Griffice71118/
Griffiss7170/
Greiffer7122/
Griffiph718/
Greffith717/
Griffiht717/
Greffett716/
Griffich713/
Griffish712/
Grifitts712/
Griffite712/
Grisfith711/
Greiffey711/
Griefith711/
Griffidh711/
Griffiey711/
Griffitz711/
Grifitch711/
Grithfis711/
Griffise710/
Griffithová702/
Griffithova701/
Griffa672,183/
Greffe671,088/
Griffy67811/
Greife67399/
Griffi67306/
Grifer6721/
Grifis6716/
Grifit674/
Griefe672/
Grifey672/
Griphiths671/
Grisfitts671/
Grifee671/
Grifez671/
Graife671/
Griffhitt671/
Griffisch671/
Griffé671/
Gräffe671/
Grifeu671/
Griffitte670/

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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 Griffeths
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