Griffth Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Griffth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Griffth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffth has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,098,270th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Griffth is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Griffth are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Griffth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Griffth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griffth surname rose 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Griffth last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Griffth last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

Griffth earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning $34,499 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffths93283/
Grifftth931/
Griffthh931/
Grieffth931/
Cgriffth931/
Grifft926/
Grifth921/
Grifftths882/
Grifffths881/
Grifths863/
Griffts863/
Grift83771/
Grifftts801/
Grefft779/
Greift771/
Ghrift771/
Grifts771/
Grieft771/
Grefftz710/
Gruft6745/
Greft6738/
Griwt671/
Gryft670/
Grefte62202/

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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 Griffth
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