Geffke Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Iceland

Geffke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1351:596,33748,011
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Geffke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffke (Russian: Геффке) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Geffke are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 596,337. In Germany Geffke is most common in: Berlin, where 30 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Geffke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geffke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geffke last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeffke9210/
Gefke91148/
Gaffke831,244/
Gaefke83136/
Heffke8324/
Jeffke8311/
Gefker835/
Zeffke831/
Goffke830/
Heffker7732/
Gaefcke7732/
Gaffkey778/
Jeffkey771/
Hefke73580/
Gafke73155/
Efker7373/
Efkes7326/
Jefke7321/
Sefke7319/
Gäfke7318/
Eifke732/
Gefka731/
Gefce731/
Effky730/
Siefke671,056/
Hefkie67130/
Gevker6755/
Hefkey6749/
Seifke6728/
Heufke6724/
Gafcke6720/
Hefker6719/
Gaafke676/
Hefket673/
Jeffka672/
Gäfcke672/
Gebkee671/
Hefcke671/
Heafke671/
Zefket671/
Gohfke671/
Jäffke671/
Ziefke671/
Seefke671/
Sefcke671/
Chefke671/
Eifeke671/
Gaffky670/
Yeffka670/
Giebke670/
Gafkie670/

Geffke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geffke in the Russian language
Геффкеgeffke-

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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 Geffke
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