Gaffner Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

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

Gaffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:934,17369,936
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Gaffner Last Name Facts

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

Gaffner (Russian: Гаффнер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 636,210th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gaffner live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 934,173. In The United States Gaffner is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Gaffner exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Gaffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffner last name expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gaffner are 39.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.05% being registered to vote for the party.

Gaffner earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $34,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafner923,413/
Gaffne927/
Affner922/
Gaffney8630,075/
Haffner8610,994/
Geffner86468/
Goffner86134/
Aiffner864/
Gaffnet862/
Auffner860/
Gaffnie860/
Gaffnee860/
Afner8322/
Gafne833/
Heaffner8013/
Aiffener809/
Gaffneys803/
Hauffner802/
Hafffner801/
Ghazfner801/
Gavffney800/
Hafner7732,204/
Offner772,660/
Gafney77677/
Gefner77292/
Aufner77238/
Gaffny77117/
Gafnea7788/
Gofner7777/
Gafnir776/
Ngafne773/
Gaufne771/
Afnier771/
Gafnie770/
Gafnee770/
Gaffna770/
Haiffener751/
Goffnertt751/
Gaffenney750/
Hoffner713,960/
Heafner71860/
Goffney71811/
Gepfner7176/
Haffnerová7140/
Gauffny7131/
Ghefner718/
Gaffnay713/
Gasfney713/
Goffnet712/
Hafnner712/
Ghafneh711/
Haufner711/
Hafneer711/
Hóffner711/
Offnerr711/
Haffnerova711/
Hafnier711/
Gaufney710/
Haifner710/
Haffnir710/
Haafner710/
Goffnee710/
Afenner710/
Gaffnoy710/
Ofner674,743/
Gafni671,627/
Gofne67446/
Goffnett67121/
Gafna67101/
Gafny6778/
Eiffener677/
Afnir675/
Heiffner674/
Heuffner671/
Gaffenny670/

Gaffner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaffner in the Russian language
Гаффнерgaffner-

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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 Gaffner
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