Griffits Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Griffits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia461:586,86342,409
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
England141:3,979,861125,553
Wales121:257,87814,969
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Griffits (23) may also be a first name.

Griffits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffits (Russian: Гриффитс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffits? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,159,732nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Griffits live; 27 percent live in Australasia and 27 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 23 people.

The last name Griffits is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

Griffits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griffits has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 45 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Griffits last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Griffits last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Griffits earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning R 115,716 per year and in United States they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $43,024 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Griffits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffits in the Russian language
Гриффитсgriffits-

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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 Griffits
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