Griffit Surname
Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname
Griffit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,108 | 1:59,948 | 8,086 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Griffit (27) may also be a first name.
Griffit Demographics
Average Griffit Salary in
United States
$39,368 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Griffit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griffit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Griffit (Russian: Гриффит) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Griffit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Griffit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 316,633rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,155,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Griffit live; 76 percent live in Caribbean and 76 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 59,948. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Martinique, where 81 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Occitanie, where 2 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Griffit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Griffit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Griffit last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Griffit Last Name Statistics demography
Griffit earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,368 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Griffit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Griffit in the Russian language | ||
| Гриффит | griffit | - |
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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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- 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 Griffit
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