Jaffney Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Jaffney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Jaffney (6) may also be a first name.

Jaffney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaffney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaffney is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Jaffney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Jaffney are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 6 people.

The last name Jaffney is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Jaffney is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent reside and Michigan, where 50 percent reside. Barring The United States Jaffney exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafney921/
Haffney863/
Caffney862/
Jaffner861/
Saffney860/
Joffney860/
Jafne834/
Jafny832/
Giaffney801/
Geaffney801/
Chaffney800/
Jaffna772,203/
Jafner7714/
Jaffni778/
Hafney774/
Jafnny771/
Jafnie771/
Jafnes771/
Jafnee771/
Safney770/
Haffny770/
Haffner7110,994/
Coffney717/
Haffnes716/
Zaffner711/
Jaufner711/
Caffnee710/
Joffner710/
Caffnay710/
Chafney710/
Hafny67551/
Jafna67232/
Jafni67123/
Hafne6737/
Caffenne6736/
Heaffner6713/
Chaffner672/
Hauffner672/
Hafffner671/
Jafnejad671/
Geoffney671/

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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 Jaffney
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