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Where Does The Last Name Gaffer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gaffer is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 43,863^rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 615,035 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Gaffer live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 144,739^th most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,584 people.

The surname Gaffer is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 6,720 people, or 1 in 5,582. Barring Sudan it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Gaffer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gaffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffer surname increased 713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gaffer surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gaffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning R 296,736 per year and in United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,531 USD per year.