Garefors Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Garefors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Gärefors (4) are calculated separately.
Garefors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garefors Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garefors is most common in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant: Gärefors. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garefors.
How Common Is The Last Name Garefors? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Garefors occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Garefors live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
Garefors is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Gävleborg County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gärefors | 96 | 4 | / |
| Garfors | 93 | 22 | / |
| Grefors | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ahrefors | 88 | 4 | / |
| Hargefors | 82 | 22 | / |
| Carrefors | 82 | 11 | / |
| Karrefors | 82 | 1 | / |
| Harrefors | 82 | 1 | / |
| Krefors | 80 | 17 | / |
| Orefors | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gråfors | 80 | 11 | / |
| Carfors | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gurfors | 80 | 5 | / |
| Garfris | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garvers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karfors | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garfiaoros | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eirefors | 75 | 8 | / |
| Carrfors | 75 | 5 | / |
| Greffers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garfiras | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grievors | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grefforz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kärrefors | 71 | 4 | / |
| Careforce | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grevers | 67 | 588 | / |
| Grovers | 67 | 320 | / |
| Gravers | 67 | 198 | / |
| Carvers | 67 | 140 | / |
| Grivers | 67 | 33 | / |
| Grafers | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kårfors | 67 | 21 | / |
| Garvars | 67 | 12 | / |
| Krifors | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garfraz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gravors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greavrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfres | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crefris | 67 | 0 | / |
| Karvers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Karfros | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gorvors | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Garefors
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