Gafney Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

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

Gafney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
South Africa2311:234,53624,186
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9781:51,3485,814

Gafney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gafney.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 489,550th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gafney live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Gafney is found in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Gafney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gafney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gafney last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gafney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gafney last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gafney last name are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gafney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.33% more than the national average, earning R 575,868 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $46,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffney9230,075/
Gasfney923/
Gaufney920/
Gafny9178/
Gafne913/
Afney910/
Gaffneys863/
Gavffney860/
Gafner833,413/
Gaffny83117/
Gafnea8388/
Afneyo8380/
Gaufny8358/
Gofney8331/
Gaffne837/
Hafney834/
Ngafne833/
Gefney831/
Afneye831/
Gaefne831/
Gaufne831/
Gafnay830/
Gawfny830/
Gafnie830/
Gafnee830/
Afny8049/
Afne801/
Gaffenney800/
Goffney77811/
Gaffner77479/
Gauffny7731/
Geffney775/
Gaffnay773/
Haffney773/
Gaffnet772/
Ghafneh771/
Godfney771/
Gaffnee770/
Gohfney770/
Gaffnoy770/
Gaphney770/
Gaffnie770/
Gafni731,627/
Hafny73551/
Gofne73446/
Afnes73195/
Afnie73112/
Gafna73101/
Hafne7337/
Afner7322/
Afnet735/
Afnay731/
Afnej731/
Ghazfner711/
Goeffney711/
Gaffenny710/
Hafner6732,204/
Aufner67238/
Hafnie67134/
Gofner6777/
Hafneh6742/
Afenny677/
Afniya675/
Haifny674/
Hofney674/
Ngafna673/
Afnaya672/
Affner672/
Gofhne672/
Offney672/
Afneed672/
Hafnee671/
Gafhni671/
Gaifni671/
Ghofne671/
Gofnne671/
Afnees671/
Afnawe671/
Affnay671/
Aufneh671/
Asfneh671/
Gaffna670/
Haffny670/
Goffny670/
Gofnie670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafney
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