Garfer Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Spain

Garfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Garfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garfer is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garfer is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Garfer live; 43 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Garfer is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 50 percent reside and San Luis Potosí, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Garfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garfer surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garffer9223/
Garfert928/
Garfe9166/
Arfer9124/
Garfertt860/
Gorfer83428/
Arfert83124/
Gerfer8343/
Garfee8338/
Garfey836/
Garffe835/
Garfes834/
Garfie832/
Garfei831/
Harfer831/
Garfet831/
Garfea831/
Arfeur831/
Arfeer831/
Arffer831/
Garfej831/
Harfert77102/
Gharfeh7727/
Garffie7711/
Harpfer778/
Garfire776/
Harferd776/
Gorfier771/
Harffer771/
Garfett770/
Garfeas770/
Harferr770/
Harfier770/
Gorfe734,523/
Garfi73387/
Arfir7382/
Garfa7372/
Arfre7332/
Orfer7317/
Garfy731/
Garfí731/
Garfirth7153/
Harffert7119/
Arferova711/
Garfio67954/
Orffer67244/
Gharfi67181/
Arfire67107/
Garfit6799/
Orfert6739/
Orfeur6735/
Gorfie6718/
Garfis6713/
Gharfa6712/
Horfer672/
Garfai672/
Garfiz671/
Garvfi671/
Ngarfi671/
Gorfeh671/
Garfaa671/
Garffi671/

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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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  • 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 Garfer
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