Gaffan Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Gaffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 116 | 1:89,100 | 10,389 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Gaffan (14) may also be a first name.
Gaffan Demographics
Average Gaffan Salary in
United States
$40,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaffan is found most in Benin. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaffan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaffan is the 921,780th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. Gaffan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gaffan are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gaffan is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 14 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 89,100. In Benin Gaffan is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 51 percent are found, Zou Department, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.
Gaffan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gaffan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffan surname rose 655 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaffan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gaffan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Gaffan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $40,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $49,108 CAD per year.
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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 Gaffan
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