Greffon Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Greffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Greffon Last Name Facts

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

Greffon is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greffon? popularity and diffusion

Greffon is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Greffon live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 67 percent are found and Somerset, where 33 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Norway, where 20 percent are found.

Greffon Last Name Statistics demography

Greffon earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.99% less than the national average, earning 249,216 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grefon925/
Griffon865,607/
Gryffon8629/
Graffon8621/
Greffan861/
Gerffon861/
Greefon861/
Greffun860/
Griffond80317/
Griffone80257/
Griffoin8098/
Griffoen8011/
Griffont801/
Grifffon801/
Girffone801/
Graffonn800/
Grifon77237/
Grafon7746/
Gerfon773/
Grefan771/
Greiffahn750/
Grifone71481/
Greefan71222/
Graffan7169/
Griffom7125/
Griffan7118/
Gerfone716/
Grayfon715/
Griffun713/
Griffonová711/
Griefahn6759/
Greifane673/
Griffand672/
Griffant671/
Griffahn670/
Graffhan670/

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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 Greffon
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