Gefner Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gefner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2181:661,11557,022
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gefner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gefner (Russian: Гефнер) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Gefner are found; 64 percent are found in North Asia and 64 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 661,115. In Russia Gefner is mostly found in: Tyumen Oblast, where 57 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Beside Russia Gefner occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Gefner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gefner surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Gefner earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffner92468/
Gepfner9276/
Ghefner928/
Geifner922/
Gefnere921/
Efner91110/
Geffnere862/
Hefner8313,397/
Gafner833,413/
Effner83809/
Sefner8390/
Gofner8377/
Zefner8346/
Jefner835/
Eifner833/
Efnere832/
Gefney831/
Guefne831/
Gifner830/
Heffner7711,614/
Heifner771,106/
Heafner77860/
Gaffner77479/
Hepfner77465/
Heefner77420/
Seifner77291/
Seffner77168/
Goffner77134/
Hiefner7787/
Effnert7746/
Siefner7735/
Jeffner7711/
Zeffner7711/
Khefner779/
Chefner775/
Geffney775/
Seefner773/
Gipfner773/
Hefnner772/
Heufner772/
Hjefner771/
Hefneir771/
Hesfner771/
Hefnier770/
Hewfner770/
Gefna731/
Heaffner7113/
Eiffener717/
Sewffner715/
Heiffner714/
Heeffner713/
Heifener712/
Cheffner711/
Hoejfner711/
Heepfner711/
Heuffner711/
Hieffner711/
Hiepfner711/
Kheffner711/
Heffnere711/
Heffnier710/
Häfner678,539/
Hifner6786/
Hefnerová6766/
Sifner6719/
Gafnir676/
Gifnet672/
Hepffnner672/
Ephner671/
Jefnea671/
Djefne671/
Hefnerova671/
Sefneh671/
Hefnir670/
Gifney670/

Gefner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefner in the Russian language
Гефнерgefner-

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Footnotes

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