Griffion Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Griffion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Griffion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffion (Russian: Гриффион) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Griffion click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffion? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Griffion are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,629,059. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Drenthe, where 33 percent live, North Brabant, where 33 percent live and Overijssel, where 33 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Griffion occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffieon9430/
Griffin93328,740/
Griffing881,735/
Greffion88149/
Griffijn8859/
Griffien8811/
Griffoen8811/
Griffina8810/
Griffian8810/
Griffinn885/
Grifffin885/
Gridffin882/
Griffint882/
Grriffin882/
Ggriffin881/
Graiffin881/
Cgriffin881/
Grivffin881/
Grieffin880/
Hgriffin880/
Grifin86336/
Griffn8626/
D'Griffin821/
Griffen805,065/
Greffin801,009/
Grifina8021/
Griffim8012/
Griffyn806/
Gryffin805/
Grifinn804/
Grifing803/
Griofin802/
Grrifin801/
Grisfin801/
Grifien800/
Gripfin800/
Griffne800/
Griffinová784/
Griphion751/
Graiffim751/
Greffing750/
Griffiam750/
Grieffen750/
Gräfin71132/
Grefin7123/
Grifen7121/
Griffenth713/
Grifín711/
Grifinova711/
Greffen6752/
Gräfing6745/
Grefing6723/
Greffim6720/
Griefen6717/
Griphin6716/
Gryffyn6714/
Grifyan671/
Grıffın671/
Grayfin670/
Grifeng670/
Griffem670/

Griffion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffion in the Russian language
Гриффионgriffion-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griffion
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