Geffer Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Geffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6381:335,54012,908
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Geffer (29) may also be a first name.

Geffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geffer (Russian: Геффер) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,196th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. Geffer is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Geffer reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 29 people.

The last name Geffer is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 335,540. In Brazil Geffer is mostly found in: Paraná, where 93 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 3 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Geffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geffer last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffert921,268/
Gieffer926/
Gefferd923/
Geffier921/
Geffere921/
Geiffer920/
Effer91495/
Geffe91415/
Gefer9154/
Gefferth8642/
Goeffier861/
Gueyffer861/
Geyffert860/
Gefferrt860/
Gaffer8311,849/
Heffer831,936/
Giefer831,166/
Geffre83918/
Seffer83847/
Effert83550/
Geffie83407/
Jeffer83336/
Goffer83283/
Zeffer83267/
Gefert83216/
Efferz83128/
Gepfer83119/
Eiffer8315/
Geifer8314/
Ceffer8313/
Gueffe8310/
Gaefer839/
Effere836/
Geferd833/
Effier833/
Effeir832/
Gefere832/
Guefer832/
Geffes832/
Gieffe831/
Geffet831/
Efferd830/
Giffer830/
Gefe80113/
Efer80103/
Eiffert77979/
Cheffer77767/
Seiffer77367/
Seyffer77330/
Gepfert77312/
Giefert77173/
Heeffer77169/
Giffert77155/
Jefferd77139/
Gaffier77135/
Zeffert77113/
Goepfer77104/
Ghaffer7790/
Sieffer7761/
Seuffer7749/
Giffear7749/
Zeiffer7744/
Efferth7739/
Eyffert7725/
Getfert7724/
Heiffer7721/
Seffier7717/
Sceffer7715/
Guiffer7714/
Jeffert7713/
Gueffet7713/
Gehefer7710/
Guepfer779/
Goffier779/
Heffert777/
Gifferd776/
Jeffier774/
Gaaffer774/
Gueffey772/
Jeffere771/
Seaffer771/
Djeffer771/
Gheffir771/
Jgiffer771/
Heffier771/
Gehferd771/
Göffert771/
Ghoffer771/
Gahffer771/
Gaiffer771/
Gueffez771/
Gaffeer771/
Zeffere771/
Jeffesr771/
Hefferd770/
Hieffer770/
Gepferd770/
Gafferr770/
Ceeffer770/
Gesferd770/
Giffeur770/
Heffere770/
Gafer7312,104/
Sefer738,509/
Hefer731,938/
Efere731,166/
Gefre73270/
Geffi73269/
Gefes73269/
Jeffe73166/
Gofer73165/
Eifer73129/
Göfer73103/
Zefer7398/
Efeer7398/
Cefer7391/
Esfer7371/
Giffe7369/
Iffer7360/
Etfer7359/
Efert7343/
Eufer7333/
Guefe7332/
Gefeh7331/
Jefer7329/
Geffa7329/
Effre7320/
Eyfer7314/
Ngefe736/
Geffé736/
Gifer734/
Gefeu734/
Gefir734/
Giefe733/
Zeffe733/
Geffy733/
Ceffe733/
Efeir732/
Gedfe732/
Gefei732/
Gehfe732/
Ghefe732/
Gefea732/
Yefer732/
Iefer731/
Ewfer731/
Efier731/
Seffe731/
Éffer731/
Gefie731/
Edfer731/
Jffer731/
Eferd730/
Gaiffier71164/
Cheffert7177/
Zeffertt7171/
Zeiffert7133/
Eyfferth7128/
Cheiffer7117/
Seijffer7110/
Cheffere7110/
Guiffert717/
Gayffier715/
Cheffher713/
Chieffer713/
Getferdt713/
Zieffert712/
Geferova712/
Zeyffert712/
Sceaffer711/
Iheiffer711/
Cheeffer711/
Cheffeur711/
Scehffer711/
Jheiffer711/
Zefferth710/
Sceiffer710/
Guifferd710/
Heaffert710/
Gaafer677,515/
Eifert674,825/
Seifer672,012/
Gaiffe671,126/
Hepfer67911/
Siefer67887/
Iffert67648/
Ziffer67536/
Siffer67455/
Gayfer67433/
Chefer67404/
Seufer67358/
Giffey67357/
Gafeer67294/
Jeffes67185/
Seiffe67183/
Ghefir67158/
Ziefer67133/
Ghafer67133/
Gahfer67133/
Eyfert67130/
Heefer67119/
Jeffre6786/
Heafer6774/
Zefert6754/
Sefier6745/
G'Afer6744/
Heifer6742/
Zejfer6740/
Jeffet6739/
Giffei6738/
Sefeer6738/
Gefest6735/
Zeyfer6734/
Giffee6730/
Eiferd6727/
Guifer6726/
Seefer6725/
Zeifer6725/
Heufer6724/
Ghofer6722/
Jeffey6721/
Gaffir6721/
Oiffer6720/
Ciffer6719/
Hefert6719/
Hiefer6719/
Göpfer6719/
Jeafer6716/
Effreh6716/
Gofear6715/
Guiffe6714/
Yffert6713/
Yoffer6713/
Zeffie6712/
Gefreh6712/
Guessferd6711/
Guesfeird6711/
Zefere6711/
Effire6710/
Giffes679/
Gaifer679/
Esfeir679/
Zeffir678/
Hefferová677/
Seffir677/
Heferd676/
Jiffer676/
Jeifer675/
Seafer675/
Giffie675/
Djefer675/
Djeffe675/
Hiffer674/
Effird674/
Jeffee674/
Gaferr674/
Gafear673/
Effior673/
Yeffre673/
Aaefer672/
Iefert672/
Gueffi672/
Etfert672/
Göfert672/
Ghefeh672/
Jehfer672/
Khefer671/
Ceafer671/
Jeefer671/
Hesfer671/
Gesfey671/
Giefre671/
Gifert671/
Giffre671/
Gisfer671/
Gofeer671/
Goffjr671/
Gofier671/
Zefeir671/
Geefie671/
Jeffeh671/
Geffay671/
Iffere671/
Jefere671/
Jefert671/
Jeffed671/
Jiefer671/
Hefferova671/
Ngiffe671/
Seuffe671/
Sejfer671/
Säffer671/
Guefeh671/
Gheffi671/
Gafier671/
Ejfert671/
Echfer671/
Gheffa671/
Yeferd671/
Zeffee671/
Seferh671/
Seffie671/
Sefeir671/
Sefher671/
Ga'fer671/
Jefeer671/
Jesfer671/
Gifeer671/
Gopfer670/
Seaffe670/
Gueffy670/
Zepfer670/
Ceffey670/
Hyffer670/
Zeffre670/
Seffey670/
Sceheffer670/
Giferd670/
Giffed670/

Geffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geffer in the Russian language
Гефферgeffer-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geffer
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