Caffney Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caffney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caffney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Caffney Last Name Facts

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

Caffney is most common in Ireland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caffney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Caffney live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Caffney is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Caffney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caffney has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Caffney surname contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caffney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Caffney last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffney930/
Caffny920/
Coffney867/
Jaffney864/
Qaffney861/
Caffnee860/
Saffney860/
Kaffney860/
Caffnay860/
Chafney860/
Caffenne8036/
Giaffney801/
Cafner772/
Scafny771/
Jafney771/
Safney770/
Cofney770/
Coffny770/
Kafney770/
Kaffner7111/
Coffner715/
Cafenne712/
Scofney711/
Jaffner711/
Zaffner711/
Joffney710/
Kauffner6710/
Jafne674/
Coffenne673/
Jafny672/
Khaffner672/
Kafny671/
Cofne671/
Kaiffner671/
Kaffnett670/

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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 Caffney
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