Griphin Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Griphin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Griphin (44) may also be a first name.
Griphin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griphin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Griphin is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Griphin.
How Common Is The Last Name Griphin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Griphin live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 44 people.
The surname Griphin is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania Griphin is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 60 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Griphin exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griphine | 93 | 1 | / |
| Griphion | 93 | 1 | / |
| Grephin | 86 | 4 | / |
| Griphen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gryphin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gripfin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gripheim | 80 | 7 | / |
| Grifin | 77 | 336 | / |
| Grishpain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Griffin | 71 | 328,740 | / |
| Grifina | 71 | 21 | / |
| Griphem | 71 | 4 | / |
| Grifinn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Grifing | 71 | 3 | / |
| Griofin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grephen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grrifin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grisfin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grifien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Griffing | 67 | 1,735 | / |
| Griffijn | 67 | 59 | / |
| Griffien | 67 | 11 | / |
| Griffina | 67 | 10 | / |
| Griffion | 67 | 8 | / |
| Griffinn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grifffin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gridffin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grriffin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Griffint | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgriffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggriffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grispeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graiffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grivffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgriffin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grieffin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Griphin
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