Gainey Surname
Approximately 11,973 people bear this surname
Gainey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,360 | 1:34,986 | 4,363 |
| India | 572 | 1:1,341,023 | 52,157 |
| Australia | 466 | 1:57,931 | 7,051 |
| England | 424 | 1:131,411 | 13,004 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 137 | 1:177,922 | 14,779 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 773 | 1:64,966 | 7,080 |
Gainey (415) may also be a first name.
Gainey Demographics
Average Gainey Salary in
United States
$38,991 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gainey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gainey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gainey (Arabic: غايني, Tibetan: གའི་ནི་) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gainey? popularity and diffusion
Gainey is the 43,451st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 608,665 people. The surname Gainey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gainey live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 422,034th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 415 people.
The surname Gainey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,360 people, or 1 in 34,986. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 24 percent reside, North Carolina, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Gainey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gainey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 26 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gainey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gainey surname are 1.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Gainey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $38,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,735 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gainey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gainey in the Tibetan language | ||
| གའི་ནི་ | géni | - |
| Gainey in the Arabic language | ||
| غايني | ghayny | - |
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Gainey Reference & Research
Gaines DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gaines FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Gainey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis