Griffan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Griffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Griffan (21) may also be a first name.
Griffan Demographics
Average Griffan Salary in
United States
$21,588 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Griffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Griffan is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Griffan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Griffan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Griffan is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Griffan live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name world-wide, held by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Griffan is most frequent in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Griffan exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent are found.
Griffan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Griffan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffan last name decreased 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Griffan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Griffan surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffand | 93 | 2 | / |
| Griffant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Griffahn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Griffain | 93 | 0 | / |
| Grifan | 92 | 10 | / |
| Greiffahn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Griffon | 86 | 5,607 | / |
| Griffam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Graifan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Grifant | 86 | 1 | / |
| Greffan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Griffond | 80 | 317 | / |
| Griffone | 80 | 257 | / |
| Griffoin | 80 | 98 | / |
| Griefahn | 80 | 59 | / |
| Greifane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Griffein | 80 | 3 | / |
| Griffont | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grifffon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grifhahn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grifon | 77 | 237 | / |
| Grufan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grefan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greifhahn | 75 | 11 | / |
| Grifanova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Griefhahn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grifone | 71 | 481 | / |
| Greefan | 71 | 222 | / |
| Gryffon | 71 | 29 | / |
| Griffom | 71 | 25 | / |
| Greffon | 71 | 10 | / |
| Griffonová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Griphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grifham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grifein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Griephan | 67 | 166 | / |
| Graiphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grifonova | 63 | 16 | / |
| Gruidphan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grefon | 62 | 5 | / |
| Gryphan | 57 | 38 | / |
| Grayfon | 57 | 5 | / |
| Griphon | 57 | 4 | / |
| Greefon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Grefham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Grephant | 53 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- 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