Griffus Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Griffus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Griffus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffus is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Griffus reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 1,044,550. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 36 percent reside, Arizona, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Griffus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Griffus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Griffus are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Griffus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.55% less than the national average, earning $38,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffu920/
Grifus920/
Greifus862/
Griffou862/
Griffeu861/
Greffus860/
Grifu835/
Griffaut80138/
Griffaud8059/
Greyffus805/
Griffoux803/
Griffuth800/
Grifos778/
Griffó771/
Greifu771/
Grifeu771/
Griffault75428/
Greffou71129/
Greyfus7113/
Greifos7112/
Greffos719/
Grifaud711/
Greifuz711/
Graiffault711/
Gryffudd672/
Grifault671/
Grefos622/
Grefau620/
Greffoz5773/
Greyfos5718/
Griphult534/
Graiphut531/
Grefforz530/
Greyfoos530/
Grephouse501/

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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 Griffus
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