Grifis Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Grifis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grifis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grifis (Russian: Грифис) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grifis.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grifis is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Grifis reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Grifis is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Grifis is most numerous in: California, where 89 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Grifis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grifis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grifis surname decreased 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grifis Last Name Statistics demography

Grifis earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffis9211,243/
Grifies923/
Greifis922/
Grifiss922/
Grisfis921/
Grifi91584/
Griffies86420/
Griffiss8670/
Griffihs869/
Griffish862/
Grithfis861/
Griffise860/
Griffi83306/
Ghrifi83170/
Grifič8331/
Grifes838/
Grifit834/
Grifid833/
Grific831/
Graifi831/
Grefis831/
Groisfish8018/
Griffisch801/
Griffitsh801/
Grifeiths801/
Griffie771,224/
Griffit771,184/
Griffes77491/
Ghraifi7750/
Griffoi7712/
Griffid777/
Greffis776/
Griffih774/
Griffei773/
Grifets773/
Grifich773/
Gruffis772/
Griffic771/
Griphis771/
Greefis771/
Grayfis771/
Grifitt770/
Griffiy770/
Griffitsch751/
Grifa731,169/
Grife73419/
Grify73136/
Grifé7311/
Grefi737/
Gräfi731/
Griffitt71515/
Griffice71118/
Griffiph718/
Griffiht717/
Griffets713/
Griffich713/
Griffess712/
Griffidh711/
Grisfith711/
Griffieh711/
Griffiey711/
Grifitch711/
Greffise711/
Grifetts710/
Griffa672,183/
Griffe67889/
Griffy67811/
Greife67399/
Greifa6737/
Griffetts6726/
Greffi6723/
Grifer6721/
Gräfitsch6717/
Griffeths677/
Griffithd676/
Griffitth674/
Kgriffith673/
Griffitch672/
Griefe672/
Grifey672/
Griffeith672/
Griffithh672/
Grifoy671/
Graiffith671/
Grefio671/
Grifee671/
Grifffith671/
Grifez671/
Graife671/
Griffhitt671/
Grifeu671/
Ghrifa671/
Griffé671/
Griffaith670/

Grifis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifis in the Russian language
Грифисgrifis-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grifis
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