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

Garfit is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garfit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garfit is the 1,860,621st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Garfit reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Garfit is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Garfit is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside, Cornwall, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Garfit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garfit has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Garfit surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garfit surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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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