Griffan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Griffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Griffan (21) may also be a first name.

Griffan Last Name Facts

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

Griffan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffan? popularity and diffusion

Griffan is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Griffan are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Griffan is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Griffan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffan last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Griffan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.97% less than the national average, earning $21,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffand932/
Griffant931/
Griffahn930/
Griffain930/
Grifan9210/
Greiffahn880/
Griffon865,607/
Griffam862/
Graifan861/
Grifant861/
Greffan861/
Griffond80317/
Griffone80257/
Griffoin8098/
Griefahn8059/
Greifane803/
Griffein803/
Griffont801/
Grifffon801/
Grifhahn800/
Grifon77237/
Grufan771/
Grefan771/
Greifhahn7511/
Grifanova754/
Griefhahn751/
Grifone71481/
Greefan71222/
Gryffon7129/
Griffom7125/
Greffon7110/
Griffonová711/
Griphan711/
Grifham711/
Grifein710/
Griephan67166/
Graiphan671/
Grifonova6316/
Gruidphan631/
Grefon625/
Gryphan5738/
Grayfon575/
Griphon574/
Greefon571/
Grefham571/
Grephant531/

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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 Griffan
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