Geffa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Geffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Geffa (23) may also be a first name.
Geffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geffa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Geffa reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Geffa is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 23 people.
It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 100 percent reside. Outside of France this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | - |
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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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- 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 Geffa
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