Griphon Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Griphon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griphon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Griphon (11) may also be a first name.

Griphon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griphon occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griphon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Griphon are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Griphon is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Griphon is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gripon921,775/
Grippon86459/
Gryphon8679/
Grispon8625/
Gripont8623/
Gripond864/
Gripone861/
Griphan861/
Griephan80166/
Griponne8031/
Grishpon8014/
Graiphan801/
Grippont801/
Grifon77237/
Grepon77105/
Gripun773/
Gripan772/
Grupon771/
Gripom770/
Gruidphan751/
Griffon715,607/
Grifone71481/
Grispan7189/
Gryphan7138/
Grispun7113/
Grespon719/
Greepphong714/
Grispán711/
Greepon711/
Greppon711/
Graipan711/
Griffond67317/
Griffone67257/
Griffoin6798/
Griefahn6759/
Greponne6719/
Grishpun6717/
Griffoen6711/
Grishpan679/
Grifffon671/
Grephant671/
Griffont671/
Grifhahn670/
Griffahn670/

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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 Griphon
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