Gefin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gefin (35) may also be a first name.

Gefin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gefin is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gefin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Gefin is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gefin are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 35 people.

The surname Gefin is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Beside Canada Gefin is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and Montenegro, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffin91105/
Gefing9143/
Guefin9113/
Gefina911/
Efin89147/
Gefn892/
Giefing83822/
Gueffin832/
Geiffin831/
Gefen802,156/
Effin80839/
Gafin80242/
Efina80241/
Efing80150/
Efion80130/
Gofin8085/
Sefin8068/
Yefin8011/
Jefin809/
Hefin807/
Efien804/
Cefin804/
Gifin803/
Efind801/
Esfin801/
Eufin801/
Eefin800/
Gefnn800/
Efn7531/
Goffin738,532/
Giffin737,018/
Effion731,623/
Geffen731,189/
Effing73994/
Gaffin73922/
Effina73818/
Sefien73160/
Zeffin7396/
Guefen7351/
Jeffin7327/
Seifin7320/
Seffin7316/
Gayfin7313/
Geyfen7311/
Giefen738/
Effink738/
Chefin737/
Seefin735/
Eifion735/
Seafin734/
Effien733/
Ehfion733/
Gefeng733/
Jefina732/
Guifin732/
Ghafin732/
Zefina732/
Effind732/
Ceffin731/
Jesfin731/
Etfink731/
Zefing731/
Ngefen731/
Guefne731/
Gefeen731/
Zefien731/
Siefin731/
Eafion730/
Gifgin730/
Hefien730/
Gahfin730/
Hedfin730/
Heffin730/
Gifing730/
Efim67273/
Sefn67185/
Efen67158/
Giffing67138/
Ifin67116/
Ghaffin67108/
Cheffin6750/
Efingue6715/
Göffing6714/
Gofphin6710/
Efinova676/
Heffing676/
Ghoifin675/
Gofn675/
Gayfina674/
Chefing674/
Gafn674/
Seifien673/
Eiffion673/
Chefina672/
Chefion672/
Gheffen672/
Jeuffin672/
Jeffina672/
Hefn672/
Efnh672/
Jeffing671/
Jfin671/
Guiffin671/
Geffaen671/
Goiffin671/
Epffing671/
Efne671/
Heffien671/
Ziefing671/
Geffent671/
Gieffen671/
Efén671/
Effionn671/
Seaffin671/
Yefn671/
Efnd671/
Efng671/
Efnn671/
Efyn671/
Eafn671/
Etfn671/
Eufn671/
Gaiffin670/
Geiffen670/
Hieffin670/
Goffien670/

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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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  • 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 Gefin
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