Geffen Surname
Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname
Geffen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 616 | 1:588,407 | 48,054 |
| Netherlands | 208 | 1:81,188 | 13,613 |
| South Africa | 206 | 1:262,999 | 26,380 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Geffen (66) may also be a first name.
Geffen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name in North Brabant, Holland.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Geffen is the Hebrew for “vine.” The name was assumed by a wine merchant. Other forms are Gaffen and Geffner.
User-submitted Reference
Geffen comes from the Hebrew /gafen/, meaning grapevine.
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Geffen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geffen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geffen (Arabic: غيفن) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geffen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 315,551st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Geffen live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 66 people.
The surname Geffen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Geffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Geffen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Geffen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Geffen are 4.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.72% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Geffen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.14% more than the national average, earning R 732,264 per year; in United States they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning $55,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.3% more than the national average, earning $72,688 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geffen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geffen in the Arabic language | ||
| غيفن | ghyfn | - |
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Geffen Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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