Gaffeny Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gaffeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

Gaffeny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffeny is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gaffeny.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffeny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Gaffeny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gaffeny are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gaffeny is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Gaffeny is most frequent in: Florida, where 14 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Gaffeny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffeny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gaffeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gaffeny surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gaffeny earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning $25,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauffeny93240/
Gaffeney9329/
Gaffenay930/
Gafeny921/
Affenyi86347/
Gafeney8660/
Goffeny8611/
Haffeny862/
Gaffiny861/
Gaffena861/
Afeny8318/
Goffeney80113/
Gaffiney8017/
Affienyi801/
Gafeeney800/
Gaffener800/
Gaffinay800/
Afenyo773,770/
Afenyi77281/
Affeni77142/
Gafeni7747/
Affene7736/
Offeny775/
Gafene772/
Affena771/
Afeeny771/
Goffena71273/
Offeney7175/
Affenit7120/
Gaffyne718/
Gaffine713/
Gaffini712/
Affenoi712/
Affenai712/
Gafenha712/
Ngafeni711/
Afienyi711/
Afeinyi711/
Afehnyi711/
Gaffiné711/
Ghafene711/
Afenaya711/
Affeneh711/
Affeena711/
Afenyoh711/
Affiena711/
Gapheny710/
Gafiney710/
Afeni672,527/
Afena67182/
Afene6785/
Haffener6752/
Goffiney6727/
Aiffener679/
Gaffinet674/
Gafenesh674/
Haffiene673/
Gauffini672/
Afiny672/
Ashfeeny671/
Goffenet670/
Goffener670/

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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 Gaffeny
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