Griffing Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Griffing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7031:212,83620,779
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7561:66,4277,217

Griffing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffing is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griffing is the 232,645th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,200,315 people. The surname Griffing occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Griffing are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States Griffing is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Griffing is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Griffing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffing has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griffing last name are 19.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.18% being registered with the political party.

Griffing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $47,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffings942/
Griffin93328,740/
Grifing933/
Griffijn8859/
Griefing8821/
Griffien8811/
Griffina8810/
Griffion888/
Griffinn885/
Grifffin885/
Griffint882/
Gridffin882/
Grriffin882/
Gruffing881/
Cgriffin881/
Ggriffin881/
Grivffin881/
Graiffin881/
Greffing880/
Hgriffin880/
Grieffin880/
Grifin86336/
Griffn8626/
D'Griffin821/
Griffen805,065/
Greffin801,009/
Gräfing8045/
Grefing8023/
Grifina8021/
Griffim8012/
Griffyn806/
Gryffin805/
Grifinn804/
Griofin802/
Grrifin801/
Grisfin801/
Grifien800/
Grifeng800/
Gripfin800/
Griffne800/
Griffinová784/
Greffion75149/
Griffoen7511/
Graiffim751/
Grieffen750/
Gräfin71132/
Grefin7123/
Grifen7121/
Griffenth713/
Grifinova711/
Grifín711/
Greffen6752/
Greffim6720/
Griefen6717/
Griphin6716/
Gryffyn6714/
Grıffın671/
Griffem670/
Grayfin670/

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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 Griffing
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