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 is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffeney? popularity and diffusion

Gaffeney is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Gaffeney is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gaffeney reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 21 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Minnesota, where 16 percent live. Barring The United States it is found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffeney 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 carrying the last name is chiefly 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaffeney
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