Garfit Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Garfit Surname Definition:

From Garforth; a location name in Yorkshire.

Garfit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394

Garfit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Garforth; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Garfit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garfit has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Garfit live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Garfit is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live, Cornwall, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Garfit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garfit has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Garfit surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Garfit are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Garfit earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.84% less than the national average, earning $32,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfitt92447/
Garfait921/
Garfith920/
Garfi91387/
Arfit915/
Garffith862/
Garfiett860/
Garfio83954/
Gharfi83181/
Garfis8313/
Garfai832/
Garfie832/
Harfit832/
Garfiz831/
Ngarfi831/
Garvfi831/
Garfet831/
Aarfit831/
Garfei831/
Arfait831/
Garffi831/
Harfitt7747/
Gorfite7715/
Garffie7711/
Garfied772/
Garfiss771/
Garfiod771/
Garfais771/
Garfish771/
Garfett770/
Gorfist770/
Arfet73128/
Garfa7372/
Garfe7366/
Gorfi7317/
Arfid735/
Orfit732/
Garfy731/
Garfí731/
Gorffith710/
Ghorfi671,024/
Gourfi67207/
Garfee6738/
Gorfie6718/
Horfit6714/
Gharfa6712/
Orfait679/
Garfer677/
Garfey676/
Garffe675/
Garfes674/
Arfett671/
Arfhet671/
Harfet671/
Garfaa671/
Garfea671/
Garfej671/
Orfitt670/
Arfeat670/

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