Caffrey Surname

55,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caffrey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for MacCaffrey, more correctly MacGaffrey (Irish Mac Gafraidh): v. Gaffray.

Caffrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5441:79,7669,092
Ireland2,0631:2,283429
England1,6731:33,3044,411
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Scotland1491:35,9323,496
Canada941:391,97434,739
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Wales211:147,35910,403
France191:3,495,933219,029
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1311:3,917693
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3371:72,3308,013
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9981:50,3195,716

Caffrey (78) may also be a first name.

Caffrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for MacCaffrey, more correctly MacGaffrey (Irish Mac Gafraidh): v. Gaffray.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Gafraidh A branch of the Maguires of Fermanagh. IF 70

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From the Irish O’Craffrey; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Caffrey Last Name Facts

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

Caffrey (Arabic: كافرى) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Caffrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caffrey? popularity and diffusion

Caffrey is the 55,627th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 798,373 people. The surname Caffrey is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Caffrey live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Caffrey is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 78 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,544 people, or 1 in 79,766. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 23 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Caffrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caffrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 182 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 496 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,656 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caffrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caffrey surname are 3.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Caffrey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.58% less than the national average, earning 233,340 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffrey939/
Caffreys933/
Caffry92111/
Caffre9257/
Cafrey9220/
Chauffrey885/
Jaffrey861,761/
Caffray86404/
Saffrey86354/
Chaffre8696/
Caffree8638/
Caffroy8629/
Coffrey8619/
Kaffrey864/
Zaffrey863/
Cafrrey861/
Caffrae860/
Caffrea860/
Caufrey860/
Caffruy860/
Cadfrey860/
Cafre83207/
Cafry830/
Chaiffre8058/
Jaffreys8029/
Choffrey8015/
Chaffray808/
Ciaffrei803/
Zhaffrey802/
Jauffrey801/
Zaffreya801/
Caufreyt801/
Tjaffrey801/
Jeaffrey801/
Jaffre773,104/
Jaffry771,522/
Coffre771,022/
Saffre77626/
Ciafre77257/
Jafrey77105/
Saffry7739/
Chafre7733/
Safrey7715/
Cafres7711/
Zaffry774/
Cofrey773/
Caffri773/
Coffry772/
Chafry772/
Cafree772/
Cafrie772/
Cafray771/
Zaffre771/
Kafrey770/
Kaffry770/
Caffra770/
Chauffray75159/
Chauffree758/
Ciaffreis752/
Chauffroy752/
Chauffrée751/
Jaffray712,036/
Jaffres71845/
Ciafrei71614/
Saffroy71387/
Saffray71385/
Jaffret71108/
Saffrie7197/
Joffrey7181/
Jauffre7165/
Chaffra7162/
Jaffrez7156/
Jaffree7140/
Zaffree7126/
Jaifrey7112/
Zaffrea7111/
Codfrey719/
Djaffre718/
Jafreey716/
Jaffriy715/
Chafrei714/
Saffriy714/
Jafrrey713/
Jaiffre713/
Jeafrey712/
Giaffre712/
Coffret712/
Jaffreu711/
Coffree711/
Keffrey711/
Jauffry711/
Jhaffre711/
Saffreh711/
Cafreje711/
Cooffre711/
Coiffre711/
Choffre711/
Jafreyo711/
Chafrie711/
Saffree711/
Soffrey711/
Zaffret711/
Zaffrie711/
Zhaffry711/
Chaffri711/
Jaaffry711/
Jeaffry711/
Coufrey710/
Coffray710/
Jaffroy710/
Cofre6725,141/
Jauffret671,933/
Jafry671,185/
Zafry67650/
Safry67550/
Jafre67457/
Cafri67394/
Jouffrey67331/
Jauffred67271/
Choffray67191/
Cafra67125/
Sauffroy67121/
Chaufray6795/
Safre6777/
Kafry6776/
Jauffres6773/
Jeauffre6748/
Jauffroy6736/
Kafre6721/
Ciafreis6718/
Zafre679/
Cofry673/
Jaffraye672/
Gioffrey672/
Jauffray672/
Jashfrey672/
Cquafred671/
Jaffrays671/
Tchaffra671/
Ciafferi671/
Couffray671/
Scoffroy670/
Jeaffery670/
Cosffret670/
Jaffress670/

Caffrey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caffrey in the Arabic language
كافرىkafry-

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