Mehaffy Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Mehaffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehaffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Mehaffy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehaffy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehaffy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 593,568th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Mehaffy are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Mehaffy is most frequent in: Iowa, where 35 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Mehaffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mehaffy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mehaffy last name rose 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mehaffy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mehaffy last name are 5.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.91% being registered with the party.

Mehaffy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,003 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehaffey932,568/
Mehaffay930/
Meehaffy930/
Meheaffey881/
Mehaffeey880/
Mehhaffey880/
Mehafey863/
Mhaffey861/
Mehaffi861/
Mehaffe860/
Mehaffie80373/
Mehaffui801/
Mehaffee801/
Mayhaffy800/
Mehoffey800/
Maffey77917/
Mehafi773/
Meafay770/
Meafoy770/
Mahaffeey752/
Mehafid7139/
Mehafuj7125/
Mahafey7113/
Mahffey7112/
Mahaffe7110/
Mehatfi713/
Mauffey711/
Mehafie710/
Maffe67749/
Mahaffee67173/
Maffè6747/
Mehoffer6723/
Meafi6718/
Mhafe679/
Mafey679/
Maffé674/
Moefy673/
Mahafeey672/
Meafe671/
Maify671/
Meafa671/
Mejaffie671/
Meyhafer670/

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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 Mehaffy
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