Griffifth Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Griffifth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffifth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Griffifth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffifth is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Griffifth.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffifth? popularity and diffusion

Griffifth is the 8,968,613th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Griffifth reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Griffifth is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 33 percent reside, Tennessee, where 33 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States Griffifth occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside.

Griffifth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffifth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffifths956/
Grififth946/
Grifffith891/
Graf-Feth676/
Graef-Faeth601/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Griffifth
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