Griffond Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Griffond Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3131:212,21333,010
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Griffond Last Name Facts

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

Griffond occurs most in France. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffond? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griffond is the 858,879th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Griffond live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 212,213. In France it is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 76 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffon935,607/
Griffone88257/
Griffoin8898/
Griffand882/
Griffont881/
Grifffon881/
Grifon86237/
Grifone80481/
Gryffon8029/
Griffom8025/
Griffan8018/
Greffon8010/
Griffonová781/
Griffant751/
Griffahn750/
Griffante71422/
Grifonova7116/
Grifan7110/
Grefon715/
Greiffahn710/
Grayfon675/
Griphon674/
Griffam672/
Greffan671/
Graifan671/
Grifant671/
Greefon671/
Grifante63255/
Griefahn6359/
Greifane633/
Grifhahn630/
Greifhahn5911/
Grifanova594/
Griefhahn591/
Grefan571/
Greefan53222/
Gryphon5379/
Grifham531/
Griphan531/
Griephan50166/
Graiphan501/

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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 Griffond
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