Grift Surname
Approximately 771 people bear this surname
Grift Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 470 | 1:35,930 | 6,038 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Grift (11) may also be a first name.
Grift Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grifft | 91 | 6 | / |
| Greift | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghrift | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grifts | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grieft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grifth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grif | 89 | 524 | / |
| Griffth | 83 | 223 | / |
| Grifths | 83 | 3 | / |
| Griffts | 83 | 3 | / |
| Greif | 80 | 9,061 | / |
| Grief | 80 | 1,499 | / |
| Griff | 80 | 1,344 | / |
| Grife | 80 | 419 | / |
| Graif | 80 | 235 | / |
| Gruft | 80 | 45 | / |
| Greft | 80 | 38 | / |
| Griwt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghrif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gritf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grisf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gryft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Griffths | 77 | 283 | / |
| Cgriffth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grieffth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Griffthh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grifftth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grifftts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greiff | 73 | 1,910 | / |
| Griffe | 73 | 889 | / |
| Graiff | 73 | 602 | / |
| Grieff | 73 | 509 | / |
| Greife | 73 | 399 | / |
| Grefte | 73 | 202 | / |
| Griffs | 73 | 54 | / |
| Grifhs | 73 | 19 | / |
| Grijff | 73 | 16 | / |
| Grefft | 73 | 9 | / |
| Groiff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grioff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greifs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grifftths | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grifffths | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grib | 67 | 11,814 | / |
| Gräf | 67 | 9,314 | / |
| Gref | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Gryf | 67 | 88 | / |
| Griv | 67 | 38 | / |
| Greiffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Grifova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Griffph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griff's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graiffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greifeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graiffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grefftz | 67 | 0 | / |
Grift Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grift in the Russian language | ||
| Грифт | grift | - |
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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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- 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 Grift
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