Griffun Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Griffun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Griffun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffun is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Griffun occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Griffun reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Griffun is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 100 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent live.

Griffun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Griffun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Griffun surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffon865,607/
Greffun860/
Griffoen8011/
Grifffon801/
Grifon77237/
Gryffon7129/
Greffon7110/
Grefon625/
Grayfon575/
Griphon574/
Greefon571/

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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 Griffun
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