Gryffroy Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gryffroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gryffroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340

Gryffroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gryffroy occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gryffroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gryffroy is the 2,047,559th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Gryffroy is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gryffroy reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 188,470. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gryfroy931/
Greffrey753/
Griffrey751/
Greffre672/
Grefroh671/
Griffre671/
Griffris630/
Greffrath59240/
Griffrath593/
Griffrith592/
Grechfrey591/
Greffreth590/
Gräfrath5058/
Grepfrie505/
Grifrith501/

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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 Gryffroy
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