Gaffman Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Gaffman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gaffman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffman is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaffman is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Gaffman is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gaffman live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Gaffman is most numerous in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside, Arkansas, where 25 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 25 percent reside. Apart from The United States Gaffman exists in one country. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 20 percent reside.

Gaffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaffman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffmann931/
Gafman924/
Affman921/
Goffman86538/
Gaufman8668/
Haffman8625/
Affmann8620/
Gaifman868/
Auffman862/
Gayfman861/
Geffman861/
Gasfman860/
Afman83511/
Hauffman80117/
Haffmann8036/
Goffmann8019/
Gaufmann801/
Haiffman800/
Goeffman800/
Gooffman800/
Gofman7712,830/
Offman77735/
Aufman7795/
Hafman775/
Gefman772/
Afmane771/
Afmman771/
Afmann771/
Hauffmann756/
Hausffman754/
Haffmanne751/
Hoffman71223,445/
Haufman71121/
Offmann71109/
Aufmann71108/
Goyfman7166/
Gofmann7147/
Goufman7115/
Goifman7112/
Gofmane716/
Hafmann712/
Haffmon712/
Gosfman712/
Haffmam712/
Ngafmon711/
Haifman711/
Aufmane711/
Uoffman711/
Gaphman711/
Euffman711/
Heafman711/
Gofmand711/
Hauffhmann710/
Goofman710/
Asfmann710/
Hoffmann67370,350/
Ofman67918/
Haufmann6793/
Hosffman675/
Hoffmman674/
Houffman674/
Hoffmaan674/
Hoffmaun673/
Hoffmamn673/
Hooffman673/
Goodfman672/
Hopffman672/
Hoffmayn671/
Hotffman671/
Hofffman671/
Hoffmahn671/
Hoiffman671/
Hoffmane671/
Goifmann671/
Haisfman671/
Heuffman670/
Hoffmain670/
Hauffmon670/

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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 Gaffman
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