Gaffeney Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gaffeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Gaffeney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffeney occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gaffeney.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaffeney is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gaffeney live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gaffeney is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Gaffeney is most common in: Mississippi, where 21 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Minnesota, where 16 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Gaffeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaffeney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gaffeney Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gaffeney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafeney9360/
Gaffeny9332/
Gaffaney88474/
Gauffeny88240/
Goffeney88113/
Geffeney8822/
Gaffiney8817/
Gaffenay880/
Gaffoney880/
Gaffener880/
Gafeeney880/
Affene8636/
Gafene862/
Gafeny861/
Gaffane80499/
Affenyi80347/
Offeney8075/
Goffeny8011/
Gaffyne808/
Gaffine803/
Haffeny802/
Gaffena801/
Gaffiny801/
Affeneh801/
Ghafene801/
Gafiney800/
Gafoney800/
Gaffony800/
Afene7785/
Afeny7718/
Haffener7552/
Goffiney7527/
Aiffener759/
Gafenesh754/
Gaffinet754/
Haffiene753/
Affienyi751/
Gaffinay750/
Goffener750/
Gaffanny750/
Goffenet750/
Gafane713,869/
Afenyo713,770/
Afenyi71281/
Affeni71142/
Afenge71141/
Offene7185/
Gauffinet7178/
Afiene7173/
Gafeni7147/
Gafenesch7132/
Affine7125/
Offeny715/
Gofene711/
Afeeny711/
Gafine711/
Afeneh711/
Affena711/
Afegne711/
Afeine711/
Haiffener711/
Kgafane67277/
Goffena67273/
Gaafane67252/
Gafaneh67156/
Haifene67122/
Affenou67100/
Geffine6771/
Gaffoni6761/
Hafener6760/
Affigne6744/
Affenit6720/
Ghafane6719/
Hafiene6711/
Affaine675/
Gofenet673/
Haffine672/
Offener672/
Offeine672/
Gafenha672/
Gaffini672/
Affenai672/
Affenoi672/
Gaufane671/
Gaefane671/
Afeniya671/
Afenyoh671/
Affeena671/
Hafeane671/
Afenaya671/
Affione671/
Ouffene671/
Ngofene671/
Goffine671/
Gafinet671/
Gaffiné671/
Afehnyi671/
Afeinyi671/
Affoine671/
Avfener671/
Ngafeni671/
Goffane671/
Afienyi671/
Affiena671/
Affiner671/
Geffone671/
Hafiney671/
Gapheny670/
Goffony670/
Goffany670/
Gaffina670/

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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 Gaffeney
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