Gafield Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Gafield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gafield (8) may also be a first name.

Gafield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafield is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gafield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gafield occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gafield reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.

Gafield is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Gafield is mostly found in: Virginia, where 75 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live.

Gafield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gafield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafield Last Name Statistics demography

Gafield earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayfield93413/
Gaffield93241/
Gaifield932/
Gafeld920/
Gufield863/
Gasfeld861/
Gofield861/
Goffield803/
Gowfield800/
Gefeld7719/
Gofeld7714/
Gehfeld7170/
Gadfelt7114/
Gosfeld714/
Gotfild713/
Goifeld713/
Gopfeld712/
Gefeldt711/
Goffeld710/
Gaffelt710/
Gossfeld6765/
Gottfeld6749/
Gochfeld6712/
Gehfeldt674/
Godfeldt673/
Godtfeld672/
Gechfeld671/
Goosfeld671/
Gosfeldt671/
Giesfeld671/
Gashfelt671/
Goodfeld670/
Giesfeldt63113/
Gythfeldt6349/
Guessfeld6322/
Godtfeldt6310/
Goodfeeld631/
Gaflet621/
Goffelt573/
Gotfelt571/
Gehfelt571/
Geffelt570/
Goosfelt530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gafield
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