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

Gorfin (Russian: Горфин) is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfin? popularity and diffusion

Gorfin is the 1,943,350th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Gorfin occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Gorfin live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gorfin is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 51 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 28 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England Gorfin occurs 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 incidence of Gorfin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gorfin last name grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gorfin last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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
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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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