Giaff Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Giaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Giaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giaff is carried by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giaff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Giaff is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Giaff are found; 67 percent are found in Caribbean and 67 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

This surname is most frequent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 113,665. In Trinidad and Tobago it is mostly concentrated in: San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 92 percent reside and Arima Borough Corporation, where 8 percent reside. Not including Trinidad and Tobago it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Giaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Giaff surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giaff Last Name Statistics demography

Giaff earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giaf892/
Iaffe8013/
Geaff801/
Hiaff801/
Iaf759/
Agioff7346/
Gioffe7313/
Giowff731/
Hieaff731/
Jaff674,088/
Saff67344/
Zaff67250/
Ziaf67140/
Caff6793/
Iafe6750/
Giaw6714/
Jiaf6711/
Ijaf6711/
Ioff677/
Hiaf674/
Geaf672/
Yaff672/
Eaff672/
Giav672/
Iafz671/
Iaft671/
Iatf671/
Jgaf671/
Sgaf671/
Ihaf671/
Ieaf671/

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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 Giaff
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