Grifith Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Grifith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
England71:7,959,723202,100
India61:127,844,230863,365
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

Grifith (22) may also be a first name.

Grifith Last Name Facts

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

Grifith (Hindi: ग्रिफिथ) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Grifith occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Grifith reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Grifith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grifith has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 66 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grifith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grifith are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grifith earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $44,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grifith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifith in the Hindi language
ग्रिफिथgriphitha-

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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 Grifith
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