Gaffnay Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Gaffnay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffnay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gaffnay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffnay occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffnay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaffnay is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gaffnay live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Gaffnay is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 67 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live.

Gaffnay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffnay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaffnay surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaffnay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffny92117/
Affnay921/
Gafnay920/
Gaffna920/
Gaffney8630,075/
Gauffny8631/
Gaffnoy860/
Gafna83101/
Gafny8378/
Afnay831/
D'Affnay8076/
Gaffneys803/
Gavffney800/
Gaffenny800/
Gafney77677/
Gafnea7788/
Gaufny7758/
Gaffne777/
Affnaz774/
Ngafna773/
Afnaya772/
Atffna771/
Goffna770/
Haffny770/
Goffny770/
Gawfny770/
Gaffenney750/
Afna73124/
Afny7349/
Goffney71811/
Gaffner71479/
Ngafnah716/
Affinna715/
Geffney715/
Gasfney713/
Haffney713/
Gaffnet712/
D'Afnay711/
Ghaffnejad711/
Eaffnga711/
Gaffnee710/
Gaufney710/
Gaffnie710/
Gafni671,627/
Hafny67551/
Afnas67132/
Hafna6761/
Afnah6734/
Afnat6731/
Afnaz6726/
Affni6718/
Afnaj675/
Gofna673/
Afnai673/
Gafne673/
Afnad671/
Gefna671/
Aafna671/
Goeffney671/
Afgna671/
Afnna671/
Afney670/

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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 Gaffnay
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