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 last name Griffeths is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffeths? popularity and diffusion

Griffeths is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Griffeths are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Griffeths is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 33 percent reside and Missouri, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Lesotho, where 14 percent reside.

Griffeths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffeths has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffeths surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffeths Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Griffeths last name is chiefly 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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