Giffon Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Giffon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 372 | 1:178,556 | 27,838 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Giffon Demographics
Giffon Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Giffon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giffon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giffon occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giffon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 709,895th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Giffon live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 178,556. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 65 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Outside of France this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Giffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Giffon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giffon last name rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Giffon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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.
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Giffon Reference & Research
Giffen-Giffin FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis