Gaffley Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gaffley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4731:114,54113,724
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Gaffley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaffley is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaffley is the 632,228th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. The surname Gaffley occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gaffley reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Gaffley is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 114,541. In South Africa Gaffley is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 90 percent live, Gauteng, where 7 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gaffley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gaffley surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffley Last Name Statistics demography

Gaffley earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning R 227,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffleys931/
Affley9228/
Gaffle926/
Gafley920/
Haffley86206/
Goffley862/
Gaffler861/
Geffley860/
Affle83106/
Afley8323/
Affly8311/
Gafle837/
Heaffley800/
Hafley771,325/
Offley77669/
Ghafly77569/
Haffly77153/
Afflya7720/
Gafler7716/
Afflay773/
Eafley773/
Ngafle772/
Affleh772/
Gofley772/
Gayfly771/
Affler771/
Haffle771/
Goffle771/
Afflet771/
Gaflet771/
Kgafle771/
Gaflay770/
Gafles770/
Geffle770/
Afle73236/
Afly7383/
Haifley71408/
Gaufler71105/
Haffler7144/
Gouffle7129/
Heafley7119/
Godfley716/
Affliya715/
Gayfloy715/
Goffler713/
Hasfley712/
Affleet712/
Affelly712/
Goufley711/
Afflech711/
Hoffley711/
Affleje711/
Gayfloe711/
Afelley711/
Gauffillet711/
Ghafleh711/
Havfley710/
Auffler710/
Aflay6779/
Hafle6755/
Aflya6751/
Gafli6740/
Gefle6731/
Gafla6726/
Gafeller6715/
Affli6710/
Affla6710/
Aafle676/
Gaufille674/
Afles674/
Aflie674/
Hauffler673/
Hafly672/
Awfly671/
Offle671/
Hafflett671/
Adfly671/
Afler671/
Aflet671/
Afflecht671/
Gofly671/
Afleu671/
Ofley671/

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