Geffken Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geffken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2941:273,82828,930
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Geffken Last Name Facts

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

Geffken is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geffken is the 575,362nd most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Geffken are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Geffken is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 273,828. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent live, Hamburg, where 11 percent live and Brandenburg, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Geffken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geffken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geffken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geffken surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Geffken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffcken9325/
Gefffken931/
Gefken92512/
Effken9247/
Heffken8627/
Gefcken8618/
Gaffken868/
Giffken860/
Seffken860/
Efken83196/
Geffchen802/
Giffeken800/
Gafken7767/
Hefken771/
Sefken770/
Heffkn770/
Gefkin770/
Siefken712,048/
Giebken7172/
Heufken7165/
Effquen7111/
Seefken718/
Seifken716/
Jeffkin716/
Gaffkin712/
Giffkin711/
Euffkin711/
Gehvken710/
Ebken67119/
Siefkeen672/
Efkin670/

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