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

Gaffin (Russian: Гаффин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaffin is the 385,337th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name Gaffin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gaffin live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gaffin is most frequently occurring 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 live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Gaffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaffin surname rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaffin last name are 4.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.76% registered to vote for 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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