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 surname Gaffe occurs most in France. It may also appear as: Gaffé or Gaffè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaffe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 868,551st most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gaffe are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 263,582. In France Gaffe is primarily 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. Other than France it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 121 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaffe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gaffe surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with 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
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- 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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