Gulfoyle Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gulfoyle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulfoyle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gulfoyle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulfoyle is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulfoyle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gulfoyle is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gulfoyle reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Gulfoyle is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 33 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Gulfoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gulfoyle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gulfoyle last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gulfoyle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gullfoyle943/
Gulffoyle941/
Gutlfoyle941/
Gulfoil802/
Gullfoil751/
Golfile671/
Golfoil670/
Uhlfeler632/
Ulfala5714/
Ulfali573/
Ulfalia536/
Golfaly531/
Golfali531/
Golfili531/

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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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  • 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 Gulfoyle
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