Gryf Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gryf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gryf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland571:666,82057,730
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gryf Last Name Facts

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

Gryf (Russian: Грыф) occurs most in Poland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gryf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gryf is the 1,994,173rd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Gryf is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gryf are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Gryf is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 666,820. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gryfe8968/
Greyf8948/
Grayf8923/
Gryff8919/
Gruyf891/
Gryft890/
Greyff808/
Grayfe801/
G'Reyf801/
Gräf759,314/
Gref751,658/
Grif75524/
Gryb75171/
Greif679,061/
Gräfe677,447/
Greff674,614/
Greef672,055/
Gräff671,948/
Grefe671,933/
Grief671,499/
Griff671,344/
Grift67771/
Grife67419/
Graif67235/
Ghryb67154/
Greaf6771/
Greft6738/
Grajf6728/
Grybė6710/
Ngref679/
Gräfs675/
Grayb673/
Gretf672/
Gresf671/
Gritf671/
Ghrif671/
Greyb671/
Grisf671/
Grayw670/

Gryf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gryf in the Russian language
Грыфgryf-

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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
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  • 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 Gryf
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