Grifan Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
England

Grifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Grifan (158) may also be a first name.

Grifan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grifan (Hindi: ग्रीफन, Russian: Грифан) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grifan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Grifan occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Grifan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Grifan is also the 730,165th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 158 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan Grifan is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 50 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent are found and Sindh, where 25 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Grifan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grifan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Grifan last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grifan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grifan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffan9218/
Graifan921/
Grifant921/
Griefahn8659/
Greifane863/
Griffand862/
Griffant861/
Griffain860/
Griffahn860/
Grifhahn860/
Grifon83237/
Grefan831/
Grufan831/
Greifhahn8011/
Grifanova804/
Griefhahn801/
Greiffahn800/
Griffon775,607/
Grifone77481/
Greefan77222/
Griffam772/
Griphan771/
Grifham771/
Greffan771/
Grifein770/
Griffond71317/
Griffone71257/
Griephan71166/
Griffoin7198/
Griffein713/
Griffont711/
Grifffon711/
Graiphan711/
Grifonova6716/
Grefon675/
Gruidphan671/
Griffonová631/
Gryphan6238/
Gryffon6229/
Griffom6225/
Greffon6210/
Grayfon625/
Griphon624/
Greefon621/
Grefham621/
Grephant571/

Grifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grifan in the Hindi language
ग्रीफनgriphana-
Grifan in the Russian language
Грифанgrifan-

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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 Grifan
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