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 found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gulfoyle.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulfoyle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Gulfoyle is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gulfoyle live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Gulfoyle is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 33 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Gulfoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gulfoyle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gulfoyle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gulfoyle surname is chiefly 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
  • 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 Gulfoyle
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