Gaiff Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Gaiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gaiff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaiff is found most frequently in Trinidad and Tobago. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaiff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaiff is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gaiff reside; 85 percent reside in Caribbean and 85 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 123,998. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most frequent in: Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 45 percent live, Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, where 36 percent live and Port of Spain City Corporation, where 9 percent live. Beside Trinidad and Tobago it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Gaiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaiff surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaiffe911,126/
Gaff892,184/
Giff89446/
Aiff8960/
Gaif8915/
Gaifffe831/
Gauff80334/
Gaffe80312/
Ghaff80235/
Gifft80144/
Guiff8086/
Giffe8069/
Giffs8016/
Gaaff8016/
Gaife805/
Ajiff805/
Haiff802/
Gieff801/
Geaff801/
Gaeff801/
Ghaif801/
Aiffe801/
Gajif801/
Aioff801/
Gafft800/
Iff75903/
Aff75357/
Aif75299/
Gaf75224/
Gif75147/
Kgaffe7369/
Ghaife7336/
Guiffe7314/
Gauffe737/
Gayeff736/
Guiffs734/
D'Giff731/
Ayiffe731/
Gueiff731/
Gayoff731/
Gieffe731/
Aihoff731/
Aioffe731/
Haaiff731/
Haiffe731/
Gift6710,670/
Haif672,507/
Gaib671,978/
Haff671,780/
Gauf67605/
Ifft67471/
Gaft67414/
Affe67387/
Ijff67355/
Ghaf67351/
Eiff67271/
Hiff67234/
Gawf67137/
Aisf67114/
Gaaf67114/
Auff6771/
Aife6768/
Gafe6759/
Guif6759/
Hajioff6757/
Ghif6750/
Ajif6749/
Iffe6740/
Gaef6733/
Aiaf6721/
Gife6718/
Gadf6718/
Gayf6716/
Aifs6716/
Gayhoff6714/
Geff6712/
Gaiv6710/
Jiff679/
Gitf679/
Gaffová679/
Gafs677/
Ioff677/
Aaif676/
Gazf676/
Afff676/
Ayif675/
Affh675/
Aitf674/
Awff674/
Goif673/
Eaff672/
Gief672/
Aiwf672/
Geaf672/
Gyff672/
Asff672/
Gaiw672/
Gajf672/
Adff672/
Afft672/
Qgaf672/
Ayhiffe671/
Gapf671/
Gifh671/
Ahff671/
Gasf671/
Ngif671/
Ngaf671/
Țiff671/
Gayuffe671/
Gäff671/
Gaifova671/
Aiif671/
Cgaf671/
Gipf671/
Ieff671/
Uiff671/
Affs671/
Affz671/
Aivf671/
Aiyf671/
Aifh671/
Aifz671/
Azff671/
Ayff671/
Avff671/
Cgif671/
Gifs671/
Gifz671/
Givf671/
Giwf671/
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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 Gaiff
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