Grifing Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Grifing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grifing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grifing (Russian: Грифинг) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Grifing reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live.

Grifing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grifing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grifing surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffing931,735/
Griefing9321/
Grifin92336/
Griffings882/
Griffin86328,740/
Gräfing8645/
Grefing8623/
Grifina8621/
Grifinn864/
Griofin862/
Grisfin861/
Grrifin861/
Gripfin860/
Grifien860/
Grifeng860/
Griffijn8059/
Griffien8011/
Griffina8010/
Griffion808/
Griffinn805/
Grifffin805/
Griffint802/
Gridffin802/
Grriffin802/
Cgriffin801/
Ggriffin801/
Gruffing801/
Grivffin801/
Graiffin801/
Grieffin800/
Greffing800/
Hgriffin800/
Gräfin77132/
Griffn7726/
Grefin7723/
Grifen7721/
Grifín771/
Grifinova751/
D'Griffin751/
Griffen715,065/
Greffin711,009/
Griefen7117/
Griphin7116/
Griffim7112/
Griffyn716/
Gryffin715/
Griffinová714/
Grayfin710/
Griffne710/
Greffion67149/
Griffoen6711/
Grefn673/
Griphion671/
Graiffim671/
Grieffen670/

Grifing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifing in the Russian language
Грифингgrifing-

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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 Grifing
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