Grift Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4701:35,9306,038
Canada1961:187,98818,553
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Grift (11) may also be a first name.

Grift Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grift (Russian: Грифт) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grift? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,157th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Grift are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

Grift is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 35,930. In The Netherlands Grift is most common in: Gelderland, where 35 percent are found, Utrecht, where 27 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Grift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grift has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grift surname rose 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grift Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grift surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grift earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.41% less than the national average, earning R 179,640 per year; in United States they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning $54,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $45,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grifft916/
Greift911/
Ghrift911/
Grifts911/
Grieft911/
Grifth911/
Grif89524/
Griffth83223/
Grifths833/
Griffts833/
Greif809,061/
Grief801,499/
Griff801,344/
Grife80419/
Graif80235/
Gruft8045/
Greft8038/
Griwt801/
Ghrif801/
Gritf801/
Grisf801/
Gryft800/
Griffths77283/
Cgriffth771/
Grieffth771/
Griffthh771/
Grifftth771/
Grifftts771/
Greiff731,910/
Griffe73889/
Graiff73602/
Grieff73509/
Greife73399/
Grefte73202/
Griffs7354/
Grifhs7319/
Grijff7316/
Grefft739/
Groiff734/
Grioff733/
Graife731/
Greifs730/
Grifftths712/
Grifffths711/
Grib6711,814/
Gräf679,314/
Gref671,658/
Gryf6788/
Griv6738/
Greiffe6718/
Grifova675/
Griffph671/
Griff's671/
Graiffs671/
Greifeh671/
Graiffe670/
Grefftz670/

Grift Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grift in the Russian language
Грифтgrift-

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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 Grift
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