Geffens Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Geffens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Geffens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geffens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geffens occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geffens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Geffens live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 348,383. In Belgium Geffens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seffens | 86 | 355 | / |
| Giffens | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jeffens | 86 | 2 | / |
| Heffens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sieffens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheffens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeffns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Effins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Giffins | 71 | 41 | / |
| Hiffens | 71 | 18 | / |
| Goffins | 71 | 12 | / |
| Effions | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sefensh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heffins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Effence | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeffins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Siffens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seffins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaffins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jeffnss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cheffins | 67 | 231 | / |
| Chiffens | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ephens | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sephens | 57 | 11 | / |
| Giphens | 57 | 4 | / |
| Epheuns | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gyphens | 57 | 0 | / |
| Hiffins | 57 | 0 | / |
| Efnx | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chiffins | 53 | 8 | / |
| Seyphens | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ifems | 50 | 2 | / |
| Hifns | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chiffence | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Geffens
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