Grifo Surname

255,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Portugal

Grifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4161:147,01123,098
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Spain2141:218,46714,619
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
France811:820,03498,127
Argentina771:555,10940,132
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Panama171:230,1336,157
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Grifò (9) are calculated separately.

Grifo (22) may also be a first name.

Grifo Last Name Facts

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

Grifo is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Grifò. Click here for further possible spellings of Grifo.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,938th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,729,102 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Grifo reside; 53 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent reside in Italic Europe. Grifo is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Grifo is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 147,011. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 78 percent reside, Campania, where 8 percent reside and Lazio, where 6 percent reside. Barring Italy this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Grifo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grifo last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Grifo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.94% less than the national average, earning €18,637 per year; in South Africa they earn 180.52% more than the national average, earning R 666,612 per year; in United States they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $49,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning $41,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grifò939/
Griffo914,385/
Greifo91141/
Grifos918/
Grifoy911/
Greiffo8369/
Griffoi8312/
Greifos8312/
Griffou832/
Gruiffo832/
Griffod830/
Grifa801,169/
Grefo8017/
Gryfo801/
Griffoth7711/
Griffoux773/
Griffa732,183/
Greifa7337/
Grifas7321/
Greffo7316/
Grifat7315/
Gripho7310/
Greyfo737/
Grefos732/
Griofa732/
Griffò731/
Griffó731/
Grifeu731/
Ghrifa731/
Grifah730/
Griffoths711/
Greffou67129/
Greffoz6773/
Greifat6751/
Greyfos6718/
Greffos679/
Grytfot673/
Grefost672/
Greyffo671/
Ghrifat671/
Ghriofa671/
Griffeu671/
Grifaud671/
Ngriffa671/
Gresfod671/
Greffoy670/

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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 Grifo
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