Griffig Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Griffig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Griffig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Griffig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffig? popularity and diffusion

Griffig is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Griffig is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Griffig live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Griffig is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Bavaria, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany Griffig is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffigh939/
Griffic861/
Griffik860/
Griffick800/
Grefig7757/
Grifik776/
Grific771/
Griffex712/
Gryfik6221/
Grufik6213/
Grefik6211/
Gryfisk571/
Grifkova531/
Griphics531/
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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 Griffig
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