Gaffe Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Gaffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 252 | 1:263,582 | 40,616 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Gaffé (20) & Gaffè (4) are calculated separately.
Gaffe (11) may also be a first name.
Gaffe Demographics
Average Gaffe Salary in
United States
$41,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaffe occurs most in France. It may be rendered as a variant: Gaffé or Gaffè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaffe? popularity and diffusion
Gaffe is the 868,551st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Gaffe occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gaffe live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The last name Gaffe is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 263,582. In France Gaffe is mostly found in: Normandy, where 42 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 31 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Barring France Gaffe exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Gaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffe last name increased 121 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaffe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gaffe are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gaffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.83% more than the national average, earning $86,860 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 Gaffe
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