Giffon Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Giffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3721:178,55627,838
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Giffon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giffon occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giffon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 709,895th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Giffon reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Giffon is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 178,556. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 65 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Besides France Giffon exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Giffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giffon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giffon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Giffon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $30,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning $35,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goiffon92772/
Giffone92346/
Guiffon9217/
Giffond925/
Gifon9159/
Iffon911/
Giffhoen861/
Geffon83162/
Gifone83126/
Guffon83107/
Iffoun8311/
Siffon8310/
Guifon835/
Iffong833/
Aiffon833/
Ngifon832/
Giffan831/
Gaifon831/
Gifoun831/
Gifoon831/
Gifhon830/
Ifon801,010/
Goyffon77211/
Giffune7799/
Guiffan7789/
Chiffon7752/
Suiffon7725/
Eiffong7719/
Djiffon776/
Jiffone772/
Hiffong771/
Geffone771/
Gifhoon770/
Sifon73506/
Jifon7395/
Effon7381/
Gefon7339/
Ifong7335/
Iffan7335/
Gifun7322/
Aifon7320/
Gifom7316/
Gifan736/
Gufon735/
Yifon735/
Hifon732/
Isfon731/
Eifon731/
Ifond731/
Iffom730/
Guiffant71308/
Chiffone71103/
Chaiffon713/
Guiffand711/
Aiffoune711/
Effong67462/
Siffan67409/
Jiffan67199/
Chifon67180/
Saifon6777/
Gisfan6753/
Seffon6734/
Hifong6729/
Aifoun6724/
Gefont6717/
Guffan6716/
Siefon6716/
Aifong6715/
Gifune6712/
Chiffonne679/
Gufoon679/
Seifon677/
Guifan677/
Heffon675/
Gifang675/
Ngifan674/
Jeffon672/
Gifane672/
Effoin672/
Effuon672/
Yifong672/
Aiffan672/
Djifon672/
Jifong672/
Oifong671/
Iffant671/
Hiffom671/
Effonk671/
Iffane671/
Ifound671/
Jaifon671/
Hifhon671/
Jifoun671/
Gefong671/
Guefon671/
Giffam671/
Gifung671/
Effone671/
Hifoon671/
Ifontt671/
Effond671/
Gefoun671/
Euffon671/
Scifon670/

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Giffon Reference & Research

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Giffen-Giffin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Giffon
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