Gefler Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Poland

Gefler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gefler Last Name Facts

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

Gefler (Russian: Гефлер) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefler? popularity and diffusion

Gefler is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gefler is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gefler are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gefler is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Gefler is most numerous in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 50 percent live and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 50 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Gefler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gefler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gefler surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geifler926/
Geffler923/
Efler91657/
Gefle9131/
Gefeller86156/
Gefäller8640/
Geiffler862/
Giesfler861/
Eifler835,236/
Effler831,566/
Hefler831,070/
Ejfler8385/
Sefler8371/
Geflea8348/
Gafler8316/
Eyfler8315/
Gifler833/
Eafler831/
Zefler831/
Gofler831/
Gefleh831/
Efller831/
Iefler830/
Geffle830/
Geffeller8011/
Gefaeller802/
Heffler771,193/
Eiffler77464/
Hepfler7780/
Heufler7771/
Seafler7752/
Heifler7746/
Seffler7743/
Zeffler7731/
Eifeler7731/
Giffler7719/
Zepfler7718/
Hiefler7713/
Chefler7711/
Gipfler778/
Jeffler777/
Ziefler774/
Goffler773/
Ceafler773/
Zeifler772/
Eifletr771/
Gaffler771/
Scefler771/
Siefler771/
Eifller771/
Eiflert771/
Heflier770/
Ceefler770/
Heafler770/
Geffley770/
Sefleur770/
Jiefler770/
Sefle73141/
Gefla7315/
Ifler734/
Gyfle731/
Eflerová71139/
Esfeller7151/
Giffeler7122/
Gafeller7115/
Zieffler717/
Sefiller714/
Cheffler713/
Heifeler711/
Heiflier711/
Eheffler711/
Siefleer711/
Ziepfler711/
Sehffler711/
Sieffler711/
Sceffler710/
Sefeller710/
Effiller710/
Ziefle67822/
Guefli67630/
Jeflea67272/
Eisfeller6734/
Hifler6731/
Eißfeller6731/
Efflerová6729/
Heflerová6726/
Aifler6724/
Hyfler6723/
Iflere6721/
Sifler6717/
Ajfler6713/
Eiflerová678/
Seflei674/
Guefly674/
Jefles674/
Seheffler673/
Cheiffler672/
Äpfler672/
Sefley671/
Iffler671/
Cifler671/
Zifler671/
Seifle671/
Giffle671/
Zefleh671/
Zsefle671/
Giiflr671/
Eiflerova671/
Zeflie671/
Jefley671/
Zeifle670/
Chieffler670/
Seafle670/
Siefle670/
Zeffle670/
Ephler670/
Sepfle670/

Gefler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefler in the Russian language
Гефлерgefler-

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