Griffyn Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Griffyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Griffyn (19) may also be a first name.

Griffyn Last Name Facts

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

Griffyn is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffyn? popularity and diffusion

Griffyn is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Griffyn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Griffyn live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Griffyn is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally, held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Griffyn is primarily found in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Canada it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffn9226/
Griffin86328,740/
Griffen865,065/
Gryffyn8614/
Griffne860/
Griffing801,735/
Griffijn8059/
Griffoen8011/
Griffien8011/
Griffina8010/
Griffion808/
Griffinn805/
Grifffin805/
Griffint802/
Gridffin802/
Grriffin802/
Graiffin801/
Grivffin801/
Cgriffin801/
Ggriffin801/
Grieffen800/
Grieffin800/
Hgriffin800/
Grifin77336/
Grifen7721/
Grifín771/
Griffenth753/
D'Griffin751/
Greffin711,009/
Greffen7152/
Grifina7121/
Griefen7117/
Griffim7112/
Gryffin715/
Grifinn714/
Griffinová714/
Grifing713/
Griofin712/
Grrifin711/
Grisfin711/
Grıffın711/
Grifien710/
Gripfin710/
Grifeng710/
Griffem710/
Greffion67149/
Grefn673/
Graiffim671/
Greffing670/

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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 Griffyn
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