Gafy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Gafy (5) may also be a first name.

Gafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafy is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gafy live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most common forename in the world, borne by 5 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside and Tennessee, where 50 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside.

Gafy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gafy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffy89152/
Ngafy8916/
Gaufy898/
Gadfy894/
Gafey891/
Ghafy891/
Gafoy891/
Gapfy890/
Afy861,208/
Gaffey802,640/
Gaffuy8047/
Gafycz807/
Gafych804/
Ngaffy802/
Ghatfy801/
Gaffay801/
Gafaya801/
Gaffyy801/
Gaeffy800/
Gafa753,347/
Afey752,791/
Afay75654/
Hafy75298/
Atfy75185/
Affy75174/
Gafi75133/
Afoy75123/
Gafe7559/
Afiy759/
Adfy756/
Afuy755/
Aufy753/
Aafy752/
Gofy751/
Afhy751/
Gafí751/
Aify751/
Afys751/
Eafy751/
Azfy751/
Ayfy751/
Gefy751/
Apfy750/
Gauffey732/
Gaffych731/
Gafaaye731/
Gafffey731/
Gafer6712,104/
Affey671,159/
Hafey67777/
Ngafi67599/
Ghafi67559/
Hafyd67478/
Gaffi67358/
Gaffa67317/
Gaffe67312/
Haffy67264/
Afaya67206/
Kgafe67178/
Ngafe67115/
Heafy67111/
Ghafa6796/
Asfay6781/
Gafie6757/
Hadfy6755/
Gafai6747/
Gahfi6747/
Afeey6744/
Aufay6729/
Gaafa6728/
Hafiy6726/
Gafui6723/
Gaffé6720/
Gaufi6718/
Gaefe6717/
Gayfi6716/
Hafyz6715/
Haify6714/
Gafiz6713/
Gafoi6713/
Gatfi6712/
Gaufe6711/
Gadfi6711/
Assfy6710/
Goffy678/
Gaifa678/
Gafhi676/
Gahfa676/
Gafii675/
Godfy675/
Gaife675/
Hafyi675/
Eaffy674/
Gafez674/
Ghofy674/
Gaphy674/
Gaffè674/
Gafio674/
Attfy674/
Hgafa674/
Gofay673/
Giefy673/
Gaefi673/
Gafid673/
Geffy673/
Gafis673/
Gofoy673/
Gafet673/
Aafay673/
Gofey672/
Gapfi672/
Gafeh672/
Ggafa672/
Affoy672/
Auffy671/
Gaafi671/
Gapfa671/
Hafay671/
Adfay671/
Goofy671/
Hafys671/
Ghafe671/
Ghafooyi671/
Gadfe671/
Gafaa671/
Gafea671/
Gafei671/
Aifay671/
Ahfay671/
Afays671/
Affay671/
Affyh671/
Kgafa671/
Affiy671/
Afohy671/
Afhay671/
Asfoy671/
Gaufa671/
Gopfy670/
Gafes670/

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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 Gafy
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