Caferty Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Caferty Surname Definition:

Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70

Caferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Caferty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Caferty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caferty occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Caferty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Caferty live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 67 percent live and California, where 33 percent live.

Caferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caferty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caferty surname contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Caferty surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cafferty932,135/
Caffertty880/
Saferty860/
Cafferta802/
Kafferty802/
Caffrety801/
Cafforty801/
Safferty801/
Cofferty800/
Caffertta753/
Kefferty6722/
Seyfferty630/
Safirti579/
Coforti576/
Koferte571/
Kafrete571/
Zeiferte535/
Jaffrete531/
Seyfertj531/
Zeifertes501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caferty
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