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

The surname Griffyn is found most in Canada. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Griffyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Griffyn occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

Griffyn is most common in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Beside Canada Griffyn is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

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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