Griffit Surname

316,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Griffit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1081:59,9488,086
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Griffit (27) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffit in the Russian language
Гриффитgriffit-

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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
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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 Griffit
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