Geffy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Yemen

Geffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Geffy (41) may also be a first name.

Geffy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geffy occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Geffy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geffy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Geffy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Geffy live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Geffy is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Geffy is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Yemen, where 33 percent are found.

Geffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geffy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffay911/
Gueffy910/
Gaeffy910/
Effy8933/
Gefy891/
Gueffey832/
Geffe80415/
Geffi80269/
Gaffy80152/
Jeffy80112/
Effey8071/
Heffy8056/
Geffa8029/
Effay809/
Goffy808/
Giffy806/
Geffé806/
Eaffy804/
Giefy803/
Seffy802/
Efy7519/
Gaffey732,640/
Geffer73658/
Geffie73407/
Giffey73357/
Heffey73190/
Goffoy73139/
Cheffy73115/
Goffey7386/
Jeffay7361/
Gaffuy7347/
Yeffey7327/
Jeffey7321/
Geefay7319/
Gueffe7310/
Gueffi732/
Geffes732/
Gheffi731/
Gesfey731/
Gieffe731/
Gaffay731/
Effioy731/
Goffay731/
Jeffuy731/
Effiey731/
Gheffa731/
Effehy731/
Gefaya731/
Geffet731/
Gaffyy731/
Jeffys730/
Ceffey730/
Seffey730/
Heffay730/
Goffuy730/
Heaffy730/
Effa678,556/
Effi671,718/
Effe67584/
Cheffey67131/
Gefe67113/
Gueffai67107/
Efoy6790/
Efey6750/
Gefa6739/
Jefy6735/
Heaffey6733/
Gefi6724/
Iffy6715/
Gueffet6713/
Gieffer676/
Sefy676/
Gyfy675/
Efiy674/
Jeffeys673/
Gafy673/
Hefy673/
Edfy672/
Zefy672/
Yefy671/
Iefy671/
Ewfy671/
Esfy671/
Gafffey671/
Eafy671/
Efay671/
Efyp671/
Efyi671/
Gify671/
Gueffez671/
Jeffeey671/
Jeffiey671/
Heffoey671/
Gofy671/
Heiffey670/
Gisffey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Geffy
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