Gafkin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Gafkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gafkin Last Name Facts

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

Gafkin is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafkin is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gafkin reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gafkin is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Gafkin is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 43 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found.

Gafkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gafkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gafkin surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafkin Last Name Statistics demography

Gafkin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafkin9242/
Gafkina922/
Gaffkin922/
Afkin915/
Ngaffkin861/
Hafkin83100/
Gafken8367/
Gavkin8366/
Affkin833/
Gefkin830/
Gawkin830/
Afkn802/
Gavkina7722/
Gaffken778/
Gofkina772/
Gasfken771/
Afken7388/
Avkin7342/
Ofkin7312/
Awkin7312/
Gefken67512/
Hawkin67498/
Havkin67455/
Hofkin6786/
Hafken6714/
Avkina675/
Ohfkin673/
Gabken672/
Gavcin672/
Gobkin672/
Ofking671/
Ajfken671/
Offkin671/
Aifken671/
Afkeen671/
Gawcin671/
Hafqin671/

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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 Gafkin
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