Gefes Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gefes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2481:408,21951,950
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gefes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gefes (Russian: Гефес) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gefes is the 966,131st most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. Gefes occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Gefes are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Gefes is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 408,219. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 46 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 37 percent live and Central Luzon, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Gefes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gefes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gefes last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geifes9158/
Gefest9135/
Geffes912/
Efes89227/
Gefe89113/
Geiffes838/
Gesfese831/
Geffe80415/
Efese80337/
Effes80141/
Eifes8059/
Gefer8054/
Guefe8032/
Gefeh8031/
Efest8019/
Hefes8014/
Gefis8012/
Zefes807/
Jefes807/
Efess807/
Ngefe806/
Efets806/
Gefec806/
Gefeu804/
Efies804/
Giefe803/
Gedfe802/
Gefei802/
Gehfe802/
Ghefe802/
Gefea802/
Yefes802/
Gofes801/
Gefie801/
Gifes801/
Eafes801/
Gafes800/
Giefer731,166/
Geffer73658/
Geffie73407/
Heffes73370/
Jeffes73185/
Eiffes73126/
Gepfer73119/
Heufes7376/
Efesse7370/
Hefets7336/
Chefes7329/
Gueffe7310/
Giffes739/
Effess736/
Efeish734/
Seffes732/
Efeise732/
Guefer732/
Ghefeh732/
Hedfes731/
Edfest731/
Gesfey731/
Gieffe731/
Sefees731/
Seifes731/
Geefie731/
Hefhes731/
Gaffes731/
Jefess731/
Geffet731/
Guefeh731/
Esfeis731/
Guefis731/
Seefes730/
Eifest730/
Effets730/
Sefe671,516/
Guiffes67118/
Jefe6792/
Heifets6788/
Gäfe6744/
Heffess6743/
Zefe6741/
Ifes6740/
Gefa6739/
Cefe6739/
Gefi6724/
Efis6719/
Jeffees6718/
Gife6718/
Jeffies6717/
Gueffet6713/
Efesova6712/
Gehefer6710/
Guepfer679/
Gieffer676/
Heyfets675/
Effesse675/
Efex674/
Jeffeys673/
Gueffey672/
Chefets672/
Ghefehe672/
Heffets672/
Jeffess671/
Effetts671/
Gefehee671/
Gessfee671/
Giffeis671/
Giffies671/
Jeffeis671/
Djefesh671/
Guifões671/
Ghafees671/
Gueffez671/
Yfes671/
Gefy671/
Jeffesr671/
Gjfe671/
Gipfest670/
Heffesh670/
Gehefee670/
Heffies670/

Gefes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefes in the Russian language
Гефесgefes-

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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 Gefes
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