Geffner Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Geffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:892,75667,416
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Geffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffner (Russian: Геффнер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Geffner live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 42 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and New Jersey, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Ecuador, where 2 percent are found.

Geffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geffner last name increased 20,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geffner surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Geffner earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.48% more than the national average, earning $56,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffnere932/
Effner92809/
Gefner92292/
Heffner8611,614/
Gaffner86479/
Seffner86168/
Goffner86134/
Gepfner8676/
Effnert8646/
Jeffner8611/
Zeffner8611/
Ghefner868/
Geffney865/
Geifner862/
Gefnere861/
Efner83110/
Heaffner8013/
Eiffener807/
Sewffner805/
Heiffner804/
Heeffner803/
Heffnere801/
Kheffner801/
Hieffner801/
Heuffner801/
Heffnger801/
Cheffner801/
Heffnier800/
Hefner7713,397/
Gafner773,413/
Sefner7790/
Gofner7777/
Zefner7746/
Jefner775/
Eifner773/
Efnere772/
Guefne771/
Gefney771/
Gifner770/
Hepffnner752/
Häffner711,314/
Heifner711,106/
Heafner71860/
Hepfner71465/
Heefner71420/
Seifner71291/
Giffney71280/
Hiefner7187/
Siefner7135/
Hiffner7133/
Heffnerová7110/
Khefner719/
Chefner715/
Jeffnes715/
Jeffnee714/
Aiffner714/
Seefner713/
Gipfner713/
Hefnner712/
Heufner712/
Hesfner711/
Hefneir711/
Hjefner711/
Heffnerova711/
Siffner711/
Hefnier710/
Hewfner710/
Jeffney710/
Aiffener679/
Heifener672/
Huiffner672/
Chiffner671/
Jeffneys671/
Heepfner671/
Hiepfner671/
Gefna671/
Jeffneah671/
Hoejfner671/
Hiffnier670/

Geffner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geffner in the Russian language
Геффнерgeffner-

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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 Geffner
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