Geffers Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geffers Surname User-submission:

The surname Geffers (Gebhard) comes from the words geb, meaning 'give', and hard, meaning 'much'. It could refer to one who was giving money to charity.

Geffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6151:130,90315,935
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Geffers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Geffers (Gebhard) comes from the words geb, meaning 'give', and hard, meaning 'much'. It could refer to one who was giving money to charity.

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Geffers Last Name Facts

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

Geffers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Geffers.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,827th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Geffers live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 130,903. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Geffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geffers surname expanded 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geffers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Geffers surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Geffers earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $45,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieffers9378/
Goeffers9372/
Geeffers931/
Gefers9278/
Effers9257/
Jeffers8628,625/
Giefers86144/
Seffers86132/
Heffers8674/
Effersø8610/
Euffers863/
Gaffers863/
Ieffers861/
Giffers861/
Geifers860/
Effersh860/
Efers8312/
Cheffers80221/
Sieffers8066/
Jeffiers8065/
Jeffears8036/
Seiffers8036/
Effersøe8023/
Sceffers8017/
Jefferss807/
Jeffeirs804/
Eijffers802/
Jefferse802/
Jefffers801/
Jeffeurs801/
Goepfers801/
Seyffers801/
Heaffers801/
Jesffers800/
Sefers77193/
Gofers77104/
Hefers7727/
Jefers7722/
Eufers7720/
Gefors7713/
Gafers778/
Gäfers778/
Jffers774/
Zefers772/
Eifers771/
Efeirs771/
Seijffers759/
Dzheffers751/
Siefers71324/
Seifers71171/
Jeffirs7198/
Heufers7139/
Ågefors717/
Siffers714/
Jefgers713/
Jeefers712/
Ciffers712/
Scefers711/
Jesfers711/
Heifers711/
Schjeffers711/
Giffors711/
Säffers711/
Seafers710/
Jefeers710/
Seefers710/
Jefiers710/
Hiefers710/
Zeifers710/
Jiffers710/
Chiffers6797/
Sceifers6742/
Cheffirs6739/
Cijffers6736/
Kågefors6723/
Efirs672/
Ghaffars671/
Caiffers670/
Geffreze670/
Jefferce670/

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