Gaffin Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Gaffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:465,28739,642
England801:696,47639,547
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Gaffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffin (Russian: Гаффин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,337th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname Gaffin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gaffin are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 465,287. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Gaffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffin surname expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gaffin are 4.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Gaffin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.36% less than the national average, earning R 68,052 per year and in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauffin92807/
Ghaffin92108/
Gaffing9271/
Ngaffin923/
Gaiffin920/
Gaffina920/
Affin91505/
Gafin91242/
Gaffn911/
Ncgaffin861/
Goffin838,532/
Gaffen83238/
Gafina83233/
Geffin83105/
Affing8374/
Gaufin8366/
Ngafin8334/
Haffin8317/
Affion8315/
Gayfin8313/
Auffin838/
Affien838/
Gaffne837/
Aiffin835/
Affina834/
Affind834/
Ghafin832/
Affink831/
Gadfin831/
Gafion831/
Ahffin831/
Gahfin830/
Afin80474/
Gafn804/
Ghafina77432/
Goffing7760/
Haffing7716/
Göffing7714/
Gouffin776/
Gayfina774/
Affinnh772/
Goffint772/
Goiffin771/
Gaffoen771/
Hatffin770/
Gooffin770/
Goffien770/
Haffinn770/
Gaiffim770/
Offin731,483/
Afina73876/
Asfin73419/
Afgin73250/
Hafin73148/
Affen73124/
Gofin7385/
Afink7376/
Afing7372/
Afien7356/
Affim7349/
Aifin7331/
Gafen7320/
Afion7320/
Gefin7310/
Aufin7310/
Aafin739/
Gafne733/
Afinn733/
Adfin733/
Ahfin731/
Atfin731/
Awfin731/
Afuin731/
Afind731/
Affnq731/
Gafinova711/
Geffen671,189/
Hafing67153/
Haffen67110/
Offion6785/
Offing6784/
Hoffin6767/
Afn6744/
Goffen6739/
Affend6728/
Godfin6722/
Affyng6717/
Gofing6717/
Hafien6713/
Gofina6710/
Offina6710/
Gafeng677/
Aafina675/
Ashfin673/
Gadfen672/
Gaifen672/
Aafink672/
Offien672/
Gaufne671/
Gaphin671/
Goffim671/
Ahafin671/
Affeen671/
Ahfing671/
Aufien671/
Gofind671/
Hawfin671/
Afinnh671/
Offfin671/
Ngafen671/
Gapfnt671/
Gaufyn671/
Haifin671/
Ghafen671/
Gaifén671/
Affeng671/
Aupfin671/
Offind671/
Aifina671/
Eafion670/
Haffnn670/
Gapfen670/
Hapfin670/
Gaffem670/
Hadfin670/

Gaffin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaffin in the Russian language
Гаффинgaffin-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaffin
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