Grifka Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

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

Grifka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4781:758,28259,111
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grifka Last Name Facts

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

Grifka is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 615,220th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. Grifka is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Grifka are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Grifka is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 758,282. In The United States Grifka is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 70 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Grifka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grifka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grifka last name grew 9,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grifka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grifka surname are 30.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.65% registered with the party.

Grifka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $51,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grefka83156/
Gryfka832/
Grifko832/
Grifke831/
Grivka831/
Griffke775/
Grifkie770/
Gribko671,281/
Grivko67201/
Gräfke6736/
Grefke6719/
Grebka678/
Gryfko673/
Grybka671/
Gribki671/
Gribke670/
Grzywka62127/
Grzewka6288/
Grefkes6281/
Greibke6235/
Gryfhko621/
Greefkes5794/
Gräffker5713/
Grybko50158/
Grevko5022/
Gräbke509/
Grebko505/
Gribco503/
Grebke502/

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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 Grifka
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