Gefen Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,8521:4,621679
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
England221:2,532,63991,802
France201:3,321,136213,627
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gefen (1,819) may also be a first name.

Gefen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gefen (Russian: Гефен) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,820th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. Gefen occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Gefen live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 178,966th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,819 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 1,852 people, or 1 in 4,621. In Israel Gefen is most prevalent in: Central District, where 28 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent are found and Northern District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Israel this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Gefen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gefen surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gefen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.36% more than the national average, earning R 678,132 per year; in United States they earn 59.62% more than the national average, earning $68,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 167.84% more than the national average, earning $133,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffen911,189/
Guefen9151/
Geyfen9111/
Giefen918/
Gefeng913/
Ngefen911/
Gefeen911/
Efen89158/
Gefn892/
Gheffen832/
Geffaen831/
Geffent831/
Gieffen831/
Geiffen830/
Sefen80275/
Effen80156/
Gofen8078/
Efenk8068/
Efend8065/
Efeng8033/
Hefen8033/
Gafen8020/
Gefin8010/
Eafen809/
Efien804/
Cefen802/
Yefen802/
Gifen802/
Efeun802/
Zefen802/
Edfen801/
Jefen801/
Eifen801/
Efeen801/
Gefnn800/
Efn7531/
Giffen732,915/
Seifen73820/
Sefeen73437/
Siefen73314/
Gaffen73238/
Sefien73160/
Effeng73150/
Seffen73137/
Geffin73105/
Jesfen7366/
Gefing7343/
Goffen7339/
Effend7332/
Hefeng7320/
Guifen7317/
Jeffen7314/
Guefin7313/
Gohfen7313/
Yefeng7312/
Heffen7311/
Zefeng738/
Seefen736/
Effien733/
Chefen732/
Gaifen732/
Jiefen731/
Geffem731/
Gefina731/
Gofuen731/
Gofeen731/
Guefne731/
Ghafen731/
Gijfen731/
Euffen731/
Zefien731/
Efendh731/
Eeffen730/
Gapfen730/
Zepfen730/
Hefien730/
Sepfen730/
Eifend730/
Giefing67822/
Efem67645/
Sefn67185/
Efin67147/
Cheffen67116/
Efengue67101/
Ifen6751/
Seiffen6727/
Guifeng6712/
Jiefeng678/
Gofn675/
Gafn674/
Seifien673/
Goiffen673/
Jesfend672/
Gueffin672/
Hefn672/
Efnh672/
Djeffen671/
Geiffin671/
Giffeen671/
Giffend671/
Sceffen671/
Seffeen671/
Efne671/
Heffien671/
Kheifen671/
Seafeen671/
Efén671/
Efenova671/
Chefeen671/
Gaffoen671/
Zhefeng671/
Yefn671/
Effendh671/
Efnd671/
Efng671/
Efnn671/
Efyn671/
Eafn671/
Etfn671/
Eufn671/
Jeffeng671/
Jfen671/
Hehefen671/
Goffien670/
Goffeen670/
Heffeen670/

Gefen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefen in the Russian language
Гефенgefen-

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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 Gefen
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