Gorfin Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gorfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gorfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorfin (Russian: Горфин) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Gorfin reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Gorfin is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England Gorfin is most prevalent in: Devon, where 51 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 28 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Gorfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorfin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gorfin surname expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorfin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gorfin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.53% more than the national average, earning $79,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorfien9230/
Gorfina9214/
Goorfin926/
Gorrfin921/
Gorffin920/
Orfin91487/
Gourfink869/
Garfin831,787/
Gerfin83216/
Gorrfn8338/
Orfina836/
Gurfin832/
Gorfen831/
Garfink7750/
Garfing7713/
Garfien7710/
Gurfink7710/
Gurfing773/
Gharfin772/
Gorffen770/
Gerffin770/
Garffin770/
Arfin738,494/
Orfyn7340/
Orrfn732/
Oyrfn731/
Orfnt731/
Osrfn731/
Orfín731/
Horfn730/
Arfina671,785/
Gerfen67764/
Aarfin67338/
Harfin67190/
Orphin67151/
Arffin6775/
Garfen6735/
Arrfin675/
Arfien675/
Orfyna674/
Horfen672/
Ourfen670/
Gurfen670/

Gorfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorfin in the Russian language
Горфинgorfin-

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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
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  • 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 Gorfin
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