Griffo Surname

106,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Griffo Surname User-submission:

Italian Griffò: probably from Grifo, Crifo, derived from Greek kryphos 'secret', 'hidden', 'enigmatic'. Perhaps a respelling of French Griffaud, which Morlet speculates may be from one of the Germanic compound personal names beginning with the element grif, a derivative of Old High German grifan 'to grasp or seize'.

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Griffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,9451:31,4435,629
United States1,1751:308,47628,327
Brazil5471:391,36114,947
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
France971:684,77087,242
Canada581:635,26952,014
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
England101:5,571,806158,774
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Panama51:782,45211,059
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Monaco11:37,0664,748
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Griffó (1) & Griffò (1) are calculated separately.

Griffo (14) may also be a first name.

Griffo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Italian Griffò: probably from Grifo, Crifo, derived from Greek kryphos 'secret', 'hidden', 'enigmatic'. Perhaps a respelling of French Griffaud, which Morlet speculates may be from one of the Germanic compound personal names beginning with the element grif, a derivative of Old High German grifan 'to grasp or seize'.

- Raphael

Griffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffo is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Griffó or Griffò. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,570th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,661,926 people. Griffo is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Griffo live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

It is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 1,945 people, or 1 in 31,443. In Italy Griffo is most common in: Campania, where 54 percent reside, Calabria, where 17 percent reside and Sicily, where 8 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Griffo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Griffo surname grew 19,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Griffo are 0.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.11% registered with the party.

The amount Griffo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning €30,817 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.58% more than the national average, earning $70,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffó941/
Griffò941/
Greiffo9269/
Griffoi9212/
Griffou922/
Gruiffo922/
Griffod920/
Grifo911,541/
Griffoth8611/
Griffoux863/
Griffa832,183/
Greifo83141/
Greffo8316/
Grifos838/
Grifoy831/
Griffoths801/
Greffou77129/
Greffoz7773/
Greifos7712/
Greffos779/
Ngriffa771/
Griffeu771/
Greyffo771/
Greffoy770/
Grifa731,169/
Grefo7317/
Grifò739/
Gryfo731/
Griffaut71138/
Griffaud7159/
Griffath710/
Griffatt710/
Greffa67511/
Griffault67428/
Greifa6737/
Grifas6721/
Grifat6715/
Gripho6710/
Greyfo677/
Griofa672/
Grefos672/
Ghrifa671/
Grifeu671/
Gruffa671/
Griffaths670/
Grifah670/

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