Gefan Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gefan (14) may also be a first name.

Gefan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gefan (Russian: Гефан) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gefan occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gefan live; 57 percent live in North Asia and 57 percent live in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The last name Gefan is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Gefan is most prevalent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Not including Russia Gefan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefane9134/
Ngefan9112/
Gefang912/
Gefand911/
Gehfan911/
Guefan911/
Efan89666/
Guefang8335/
Giefaan833/
Gehfahn831/
Gehfain831/
Ghefane831/
Gofan80639/
Sefan80442/
Efang80326/
Efhan80198/
Eufan80176/
Gafan80143/
Effan80115/
Cefan8076/
Esfan8068/
Yefan8059/
Gefon8039/
Efane8030/
Efgan8028/
Hefan8021/
Zefan8018/
Efant8010/
Iefan809/
Jefan807/
Gifan806/
Epfan804/
Efann803/
Eafan802/
Efand802/
Edfan802/
Eifan801/
Efaan801/
Gyfan801/
Efa'n801/
Efain801/
Gueffang772/
Guefaing771/
Esfand732,880/
Seafan73432/
Sefain73372/
Ghafan73315/
Effang73309/
Gaffan73287/
Heifan73238/
Geffon73162/
Seffan7394/
Gisfan7353/
Chefan7348/
Șțefan7343/
Seifan7339/
Yefang7338/
Goffan7332/
Hefang7324/
Zefang7320/
Zeifan7318/
Heffan7318/
Gefont7317/
Efeane7314/
Zeefan7313/
Gofahn7312/
Jeffan739/
Seefan738/
Echfan737/
Zefane737/
Guifan737/
Ghofan736/
Zeffan735/
Gifang735/
Zeyfan734/
Ngifan734/
Gifane732/
Sefean732/
Jefang732/
Jefane732/
Effane732/
Sefaan732/
Djefan732/
Giffan731/
Yesfan731/
Jeifan731/
Gafahn731/
Gofain731/
Efangh731/
Jesfan731/
Khefan731/
Yefane731/
Yevfan731/
Sefaun731/
Gefong731/
Guefon731/
Gîșfan731/
Eifand731/
Esfank731/
Efasin731/
Eefann731/
Gefoun731/
Sefhan731/
Effand731/
Jeefan731/
Hefane731/
Efanova6710,097/
Ifan672,247/
Efon671,194/
Zeffane67520/
Efam67396/
Zeifang67262/
Chefane67210/
Chefang67104/
Guiffan6789/
Zeyfang6769/
Ghaffan6740/
Guifang6725/
Jiefang6718/
Goeffon6713/
Efating675/
Effaing675/
Yfan674/
Djeffan673/
Jeffane673/
Goifane672/
Cheffan672/
Eashfan671/
Zeefane671/
Djefane671/
Jethfan671/
Zeefaan671/
Yepfang671/
Ghapfan671/
Ghifant671/
Gaffain671/
Djefang671/
Efangue671/
Jeffang671/
Khefane671/
Gaifang671/
Getphan671/
Geffone671/
Jfan671/
Jeffann670/
Jefeant670/

Gefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefan in the Russian language
Гефанgefan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gefan
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