Griffim Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Griffim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Griffim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffim is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griffim is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Griffim are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 25 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States Griffim exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live.

Griffim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griffim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Griffim last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffim Last Name Statistics demography

Griffim earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graiffim931/
Griffin86328,740/
Greffim8620/
Griffem860/
Griffing801,735/
Griffijn8059/
Griffien8011/
Griffina8010/
Griffion808/
Griffinn805/
Grifffin805/
Griffint802/
Gridffin802/
Grriffin802/
Graiffin801/
Grivffin801/
Cgriffin801/
Ggriffin801/
Hgriffin800/
Grieffin800/
Grifin77336/
Griffn7726/
Grefim774/
D'Griffin751/
Griffen715,065/
Greffin711,009/
Grifina7121/
Griffyn716/
Gryffin715/
Griffinová714/
Grifinn714/
Grifing713/
Griofin712/
Grisfin711/
Grrifin711/
Griffne710/
Gripfin710/
Grifien710/
Greffion67149/
Griffoen6711/
Gripheim677/
Grieffen670/
Greffing670/

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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 Griffim
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