Jaffey Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Jaffey Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Handsome [from Hebrew yápháh, to be beautiful]

Jaffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jaffey (22) may also be a first name.

Jaffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Handsome [from Hebrew yápháh, to be beautiful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Hebrew) Descendant of Jaffe, a pet form of Japheth (increase); variants of Joffe, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jaffey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffey is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Jaffey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Jaffey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Jaffey reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States Jaffey is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent live, Delaware, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Jaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jaffey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jaffey surname rose 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jaffey last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jaffey surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaffey earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.64% more than the national average, earning $72,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffe9111,728/
Jaffy9176/
Jafey911/
Jaffer8360,675/
Caffey834,000/
Haffey831,834/
Jaffee831,377/
Jaffie83110/
Jaffet83100/
Joffey8351/
Yaffey8340/
Jaffei8318/
Jaffae8313/
Saffey837/
Jaffay833/
Jafeye832/
Jayfey831/
Jaffeh831/
Jaffeu831/
Jaffuy831/
Djaffe831/
Jaffiy831/
Jaaffe830/
Jafy80217/
Jafe8070/
Chaffey773,239/
Jaffeux77663/
Djaffer77459/
Jauffer77379/
Jaffess7746/
Heaffey7733/
Jaffeer7714/
Jaffett779/
Joffeyu777/
Jayffee773/
Jaiffer773/
Jafffer772/
Jaffets772/
Saffeyy771/
Caffeey771/
Jaaffer771/
Dcaffey771/
Jawffer771/
Jafferh771/
Hcaffey770/
Jafer7312,310/
Joffe733,665/
Yaffe732,577/
Jafet731,860/
Jaffa731,768/
Safey731,389/
Hafey73777/
Caffe73774/
Saffy73510/
Saffe73427/
Haffy73264/
Jafei73238/
Caffy73179/
Jafes73147/
Zaffe7379/
Jafae7373/
Jaffé7367/
Jafee7353/
Jaffi7328/
Jafeu7327/
Jafay7322/
Joffy7319/
Yaffy7315/
Iaffe7313/
Haffe7312/
Cafey739/
Yafey739/
Jafed736/
Djafe736/
Jafie735/
Eaffy734/
Jofey734/
Jaefe734/
Zaffy733/
Jafeh733/
Jafea732/
Jasfe732/
Jaife732/
Jiffe731/
Jahfe731/
Jafiy731/
Jaffè731/
Jaafy731/
Jaufe731/
Jafhe731/
Eaffe730/
Djaiffer715/
Saffeyeh711/
Chaffeey711/
Djaaffer711/
Jaffejee711/
Jaffoies710/
Coffey6766,697/
Djafer675,501/
Caffee673,737/
Hauffe672,021/
Jaufer671,766/
Scaffy671,156/
Zaffer671,077/
Chaffe671,040/
Jaafer67983/
Haffer67618/
Saffie67581/
Djaffi67578/
Heafey67503/
Jouffe67447/
Jafaie67391/
Jafiya67353/
Chafey67319/
Yaffee67285/
Jafeer67248/
Joffee67244/
Scaffe67201/
Joffer67179/
Haffez67164/
Saffee67135/
Zapffe67134/
Haffie67123/
Yaffie6771/
Hoffey6767/
Iaffei6757/
Joffet6746/
Jaffit6740/
Soffey6735/
Chaffy6733/
Yaffei6733/
Joffie6728/
Jaffah6728/
Jaifer6724/
Yoffey6722/
Safeye6721/
Khaffy6721/
Safeya6721/
Jaffas6720/
Jaffat6718/
Jiafei6718/
Jafett6717/
Jeafer6716/
Djaffa6716/
Ejiafe6714/
Jaffui6714/
Saiffe6712/
Jafeed6711/
Jasfer6711/
Yaffes6710/
Jachfe6710/
Haffet679/
Seafey678/
Jafees677/
Zaffee676/
Saffei676/
Haffee675/
Caufey674/
Haffes674/
Jafeez674/
Jafhet674/
Yaffet674/
Joffei673/
Jafoya673/
Jaafae673/
Jafeit673/
Saifey673/
Jaaffa673/
Jooffe673/
Haffej672/
Jafher672/
Zaffie672/
Haffed672/
Japfet672/
Jafeet672/
Saffay672/
Djafet672/
Jeuffe672/
Joffes672/
Safeyo672/
Haffiy672/
Sauffe672/
Caffay671/
Saufey671/
Saiffy671/
Safeiy671/
Cahfey671/
Jayfer671/
Jaffai671/
Jaffid671/
Jafphy671/
Hjafer671/
Cujffy671/
Haifey671/
Yafeyi671/
Yaffer671/
Zaffet671/
Sayffe671/
Hafeya671/
Saffea671/
Jaifay671/
Hafeyd671/
Jafeia671/
Jafaye671/
Jaafes671/
Javfer671/
Hauffy671/
Joeffy671/
Zaffae671/
Yaaffe671/
Yaffeu671/
Saffeh671/
Haffei671/
Djaafe671/
Djafeu671/
Cafeya671/
Caffoy671/
Haffeh671/
Hafeyi671/
Jafets671/
Jafiye671/
Jayife671/
Djaife671/
Ejaefe671/
Eaffee671/
Saffiy671/
Jaffad671/
Jaffoi671/
Hafiey671/
Haiffe671/
Heaffy670/
Saaffe670/
Hafeyt670/
Seaffe670/
Caaffe670/
Ehafey670/
Jaffis670/
Haffay670/
Hayfey670/
Jiffee670/

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