Griffs Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Griffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Griffs (23) may also be a first name.

Griffs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffs (Hindi: ग्रिफ्स, Russian: Гриффс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Griffs.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Griffs live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Griffs is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Griffs is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Griffs is most prevalent in: Florida, where 24 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Griffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griffs last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% being registered with the party.

Griffs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griff's921/
Graiffs921/
Griffst920/
Griff911,344/
Greiff831,910/
Griffe83889/
Graiff83602/
Grieff83509/
Grifhs8319/
Grijff8316/
Grifft836/
Groiff834/
Grioff833/
Gruffs832/
Griefs832/
Greifs830/
Grif80524/
Greiffe7718/
Griffph771/
Graiffe770/
Greif739,061/
Greff734,614/
Gräff731,948/
Grief731,499/
Grift73771/
Grife73419/
Graif73235/
Gribs7370/
Gryff7319/
Gräfs735/
Grivs732/
Gritf731/
Grisf731/
Ghrif731/
Grufs730/
Griffthh711/
Cgriffth711/
Grifftth711/
Greeff6711,904/
Greffe671,088/
Greife67399/
Greefs6790/
Greaff6744/
Grefft679/
Greyff678/
Grievs676/
Gribsz674/
Gräffe671/
Greift671/
Gretff671/
Graife671/
Ghrift671/

Griffs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffs in the Hindi language
ग्रिफ्सgriphsa-
Griffs in the Russian language
Гриффсgriffs-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griffs
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