Geffen Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geffen Surname Definition:

Place name in North Brabant, Holland.

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Geffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:588,40748,054
Netherlands2081:81,18813,613
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
England571:977,51048,999
Canada421:877,27667,671
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Geffen comes from the Hebrew /gafen/, meaning grapevine.

- ageffen

Geffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geffen (Arabic: غيفن) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geffen is the 315,551st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Geffen reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Geffen is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 66 people.

The last name Geffen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States Geffen is most numerous in: California, where 21 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Geffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geffen last name 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 with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheffen922/
Geffaen921/
Geffent921/
Gieffen921/
Geiffen920/
Gefen912,156/
Effen91156/
Giffen832,915/
Gaffen83238/
Effeng83150/
Seffen83137/
Geffin83105/
Guefen8351/
Goffen8339/
Effend8332/
Jeffen8314/
Heffen8311/
Geyfen8311/
Giefen838/
Effien833/
Gefeng833/
Geffem831/
Ngefen831/
Euffen831/
Gefeen831/
Eeffen830/
Efen80158/
Gefn802/
Cheffen77116/
Seiffen7727/
Goiffen773/
Gueffin772/
Djeffen771/
Geiffin771/
Giffeen771/
Giffend771/
Sceffen771/
Seffeen771/
Heffien771/
Gaffoen771/
Effendh771/
Jeffeng771/
Goffien770/
Goffeen770/
Heffeen770/
Effin73839/
Effem73276/
Sefen73275/
Gofen7378/
Efenk7368/
Efend7365/
Efeng7333/
Hefen7333/
Gafen7320/
Gefin7310/
Eafen739/
Iffen736/
Effne735/
Efien734/
Cefen732/
Yefen732/
Gifen732/
Efeun732/
Zefen732/
Heffn731/
Gaffn731/
Giffn731/
Edfen731/
Jefen731/
Eifen731/
Effnk731/
Efeen731/
Gefnn730/
Effengue71148/
Effehene711/
Cheiffen710/
Goffin678,532/
Giffin677,018/
Effion671,623/
Effing67994/
Gaffin67922/
Seifen67820/
Effina67818/
Sefeen67437/
Siefen67314/
Sefien67160/
Zeffin6796/
Jesfen6766/
Gefing6743/
Efn6731/
Jeffin6727/
Hefeng6720/
Guifen6717/
Seffin6716/
Guefin6713/
Gohfen6713/
Yefeng6712/
Yoffen6711/
Zefeng678/
Effink678/
Seefen676/
Gyffyn672/
Heffem672/
Chefen672/
Gaifen672/
Effind672/
Ceffin671/
Jiefen671/
Ciffen671/
Gefina671/
Yiffen671/
Gofuen671/
Etffng671/
Jiffen671/
Gofeen671/
Guefne671/
Ghafen671/
Gijfen671/
Zefien671/
Effndh671/
Efendh671/
Jffhen671/
Heffne671/
Ziffen670/
Gapfen670/
Zepfen670/
Hefien670/
Sepfen670/
Eifend670/
Heffin670/

Geffen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geffen in the Arabic language
غيفنghyfn-

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