Gorfrey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Gorfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gorfrey (12) may also be a first name.

Gorfrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorfrey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gorfrey is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gorfrey live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorfrey is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 50 percent live and Utah, where 50 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Gorfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorfrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorffrey931/
Gorfry921/
Gorffry861/
Gorfree861/
Gorfryd861/
Gohrfred801/
Gorpfred800/
Garfree7112/
Garfrez711/
Garfres710/
Arfre6732/
Gerffroy6710/
Orphry6212/
Arfred6212/
Garfraz572/
Arfroyo571/
Gurfraj571/
Garfris571/
Orphree571/
Harfrer570/
Athrfred531/
Haurfray531/
Gharphre531/
Garfrich530/
Athrfreed507/
Oorfrajoo501/
Arfra501/

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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 Gorfrey
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