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.

- ridepperstein

Geffers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffers is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 411,827th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Geffers are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Geffers is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 615 people, or 1 in 130,903. In Germany Geffers is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Geffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geffers surname grew 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geffers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Geffers surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Geffers are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for 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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