Gaffory Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gaffory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3841:172,97626,937
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gaffory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaffory is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffory? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaffory is the 741,235th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Gaffory occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gaffory reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Gaffory is most common in France, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 172,976. In France it is mostly found in: Corsica, where 64 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Gaffory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffory has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaffory last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffory933/
Gafforey930/
Affory9210/
Gafory922/
Gaffori8684/
Gaffore8665/
Ghafory8640/
Gaffery8633/
Gaffary8625/
Affoury869/
Gafforj868/
Geffory863/
Gaffury861/
Gafoory861/
Goffory860/
Afory833/
Ghafoury805,520/
Gafforio80187/
Ghaffary80104/
Ghafoory8071/
Ghaffori805/
Ghaffora802/
Gaffarey801/
Gaffored801/
Gahffori801/
Affoutry801/
Gafferey800/
Gaffarry800/
Gafferry800/
Gafary77281/
Affori77184/
Affora7775/
Offory7754/
Affary7730/
Gafori7728/
Affore7722/
Gafore7717/
Gafury7714/
Asfory779/
Gafora774/
Gafery771/
Ghaffouri7515/
Ghaffoore7513/
Ghaffoori759/
Gaffuri712,390/
Gaffari711,078/
Asfoury71410/
Ghafori71282/
Gaafary71251/
Haffary71240/
Affouri71236/
Ghafary71230/
Ghafore71169/
Ghafora71153/
Goffery7151/
Gaffare7145/
Hafoury7139/
Gaforio7136/
Geffery7133/
Gafoora7126/
Gafouri7123/
Gaffara7120/
Ghafury7114/
Gafoore719/
Gafoori716/
Gaffere715/
Gafferi715/
Affaray715/
Affarey715/
Gafuriy714/
Giefory714/
Gafoure714/
Gafaary714/
Geffary713/
Gaffura712/
Godfory712/
Afforgi712/
Affoura712/
Gaffure711/
Goffore711/
Gayfore711/
Ouffory711/
Gahfora711/
Gaforih711/
Ghafoorzay711/
Ghaffourri711/
Gafuray711/
Gafarey711/
Aforrey711/
Afourry711/
Gafoura711/
Gahfore711/
Haffore710/
Ghaffari67102,941/
Ghafouri6737,601/
Ghafoori672,365/
Afora67565/
Afore67294/
Afori67147/
Gaffurri6750/
Goeffery6748/
Afary6739/
Ofory6722/
Ghafoora6717/
Gofferey6711/
Ghafoore6710/
Ghafoura678/
Ghaffara675/
Assfoury674/
Ghaffare673/
Ghafferi672/
Gefferoy671/
Ghaforri671/
Gafarych671/
Gaffaari671/
Gaffaree671/
Gafurych671/
Ghazfary671/
Godforey671/
Aforj671/
Ngafouri671/
Ghaforee671/
Ghaforeh671/
Ghaforez671/
Gahffari671/
Hgafouri671/
Gaafaray671/
Gaaffari671/
Ghafarry671/
Ghaffuri671/
Gafoorip671/
Gahfouri671/
Ghaforgi671/
Gafferaj670/

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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 Gaffory
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