Geffeney Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Geffeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geffeney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffeney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffeney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geffeney is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Geffeney reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 100 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in El Salvador, where 5 percent reside.

Geffeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geffeney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geffeney Last Name Statistics demography

Geffeney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

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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 Geffeney
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