Gafny Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gafny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel361:237,71222,042
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Gafny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafny is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gafny are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 237,712. Excluding Israel it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Gafny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gafny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafny Last Name Statistics demography

Gafny earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 111.11% more than the national average, earning $91,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafney91677/
Gaffny91117/
Gaufny9158/
Gawfny910/
Gafnay910/
Afny8949/
Gaffney8330,075/
Gauffny8331/
Gasfney833/
Gaffnay833/
Gaffnoy830/
Gaufney830/
Gafni801,627/
Hafny80551/
Gafna80101/
Gafne803/
Afnay801/
Afney800/
Gaffneys773/
Gaffenny770/
Gavffney770/
Gafner733,413/
Gafnea7388/
Gofney7331/
Gaffne737/
Afenny737/
Hafney734/
Haifny734/
Ngafne733/
Afnaya732/
Gaifni731/
Gaufne731/
Affnay731/
Gafhni731/
Gafnee730/
Goffny730/
Haffny730/
Gaffna730/
Gafnie730/
Gaffenney710/
Afni678,059/
Goffney67811/
Gaffner67479/
Afna67124/
Haffney673/
Ofny672/
Gaffnet672/
D'Afnay671/
Ghafneh671/
Afne671/
Godfney671/
Gaffnie670/
Gaphney670/
Gaffnee670/
Gohfney670/
Gauphny670/

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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 Gafny
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