Geffrard Surname

44,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Geffrard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffrard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti10,7531:994147
United States5951:609,17549,462
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada401:921,14070,350
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862

The alternate forms: Géffrard (1) are calculated separately.

Geffrard (972) may also be a first name.

Geffrard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffrard is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Géffrard. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffrard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,391st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 623,027 people. Geffrard is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Geffrard reside; 93 percent reside in Caribbean and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Geffrard is also the 258,519th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 972 people.

Geffrard is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is carried by 10,753 people, or 1 in 994. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 33 percent live, Artibonite, where 17 percent live and Nord, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Haiti this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent live.

Geffrard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geffrard last name are 17.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Geffrard earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $42,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning $34,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Géffrard961/
Gefrard93260/
Geffrar932/
Jeffrard8868/
Giffrard884/
Gesfrard882/
Geffrerd881/
Geffrarz881/
Geffrare881/
Gefrar861/
Jeuffrard8227/
Geffraire821/
Yffrard801/
Siffrard75536/
Ciffrard754/
Gifrrard751/
Sifrard6748/
Siffrar6713/
Zefrare671/
Jeffreyr632/
Jeffreysr591/
Sifrar5747/
Gafrert530/
Siphrard501/
Siffroir501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geffrard
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