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 occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Garfer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Garfer reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname Garfer is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Mexico City, where 50 percent live and San Luis Potosí, where 50 percent live. Aside from Mexico Garfer exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Garfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garfer surname contracted 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
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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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