Griot Surname
Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname
Griot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,191 | 1:55,771 | 7,406 |
| Italy | 114 | 1:536,462 | 52,562 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Uruguay | 51 | 1:67,289 | 7,157 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Griot (30) may also be a first name.
Griot Demographics
Average Griot Salary in
United States
$62,257 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Griot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griot Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Griot (Russian: Гриот) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Griot? popularity and diffusion
It is the 254,336th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,692,560 people. The surname Griot occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Griot are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Griot is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,191 people, or 1 in 55,771. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 63 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside and Occitanie, where 8 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Griot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Griot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griot surname increased 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Griot Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Griot surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Griot earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.28% more than the national average, earning $62,257 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Griot Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Griot in the Russian language | ||
| Гриот | griot | - |
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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 Griot
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