Gafner Surname
Approximately 3,413 people bear this surname
Gafner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,769 | 1:4,643 | 689 |
| Russia | 1,000 | 1:144,123 | 16,750 |
| United States | 370 | 1:979,619 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Kazakhstan | 44 | 1:401,875 | 31,337 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Gafner Demographics
Average Gafner Salary in
United States
$44,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gafner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafner (Russian: Гафнер) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 132,286th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,135,232 people. The last name Gafner occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gafner are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,769 people, or 1 in 4,643. In Switzerland Gafner is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 53 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Gafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gafner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gafner last name grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gafner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Gafner last name are 42.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.56% being registered with the political party.
Gafner earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,631 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaffner | 92 | 479 | / |
| Afner | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gafne | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ghazfner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hafner | 83 | 32,204 | / |
| Gafney | 83 | 677 | / |
| Gefner | 83 | 292 | / |
| Aufner | 83 | 238 | / |
| Gafnea | 83 | 88 | / |
| Gofner | 83 | 77 | / |
| Gaffne | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gafnir | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngafne | 83 | 3 | / |
| Affner | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaufne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afnier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafnee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gafnie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gaffney | 77 | 30,075 | / |
| Haffner | 77 | 10,994 | / |
| Heafner | 77 | 860 | / |
| Geffner | 77 | 468 | / |
| Goffner | 77 | 134 | / |
| Gepfner | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ghefner | 77 | 8 | / |
| Aiffner | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gasfney | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hafnner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaffnet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghafneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafnier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafneer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haufner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaffnie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Afenner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaufney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Haifner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Auffner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaffnee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Haafner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ofner | 73 | 4,743 | / |
| Gafni | 73 | 1,627 | / |
| Gofne | 73 | 446 | / |
| Gafna | 73 | 101 | / |
| Gafny | 73 | 78 | / |
| Afnir | 73 | 5 | / |
| Heaffner | 71 | 13 | / |
| Aiffener | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gaffneys | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hauffner | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hafffner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavffney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Offner | 67 | 2,660 | / |
| Hofner | 67 | 1,745 | / |
| Gaffny | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gaufny | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hafnerová | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gofney | 67 | 31 | / |
| Opfner | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eifner | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gofhne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gofnne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiffener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafhni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohfner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaifni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghofne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goffnertt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafnir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufnerová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Háfner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffna | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gafnay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaffenney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gawfny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gofnie | 67 | 0 | / |
Gafner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafner in the Russian language | ||
| Гафнер | gafner | - |
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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 Gafner
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