Grifu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Grifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Grifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grifu is held by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grifu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Grifu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Grifu are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Without taking into account Portugal this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grifeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Greifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Griffu | 91 | 0 | / |
| Grifus | 91 | 0 | / |
| Griffus | 83 | 348 | / |
| Greifus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Griffou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Griffeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grifaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greifuz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Griffaut | 77 | 138 | / |
| Griffaud | 77 | 59 | / |
| Griffoux | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grifault | 77 | 1 | / |
| Griffuth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Griffó | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grefau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Griffault | 71 | 428 | / |
| Greffou | 67 | 129 | / |
| Greyfus | 67 | 13 | / |
| Graiffault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greffus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greyffus | 62 | 5 | / |
| Griphult | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gryffudd | 62 | 2 | / |
| Graiphut | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Grifu
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