Geft Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Geft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Geft (11) may also be a first name.

Geft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geft (Russian: Гефт) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Geft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 35 percent of Geft reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 2,719,303. In Russia it is most common in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 21 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 15 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 13 percent live. Apart from Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Geft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geft last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Geft earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeft8941/
Gueft896/
Geift891/
Gheft891/
Eft86202/
Gef867/
Goefft8029/
Gift7510,670/
Heft752,658/
Gaft75414/
Gefe75113/
Goft75107/
Geef75105/
Zeft7533/
Göft7519/
Jeft7517/
Efte7515/
Geff7512/
Ngef7510/
Seft758/
Guef755/
Ceft754/
Gefs754/
Sgef754/
Getv752/
Gebt752/
Gief752/
Gjft752/
Yeft752/
Ieft752/
Eaft751/
Getf751/
Gewf751/
Esft751/
Efht751/
Eftp751/
Eftt751/
Eftz751/
Euft751/
Gefp751/
Gyft751/
Hgef751/
Kgef751/
Efts750/
Efft750/
Heuft67682/
Geffe67415/
Hefte67244/
Jefts67189/
Gifft67144/
Hefft67142/
Heift67122/
Geffs6792/
Gheif6742/
Heaft6741/
Gueff6741/
Geefs6741/
Guefe6732/
Gifth6722/
Gifte6720/
Gifts6716/
Zeift678/
Guift678/
Seift676/
Hejft675/
Giefe673/
Gettf672/
Gedfe672/
Ghefe672/
Sgeef672/
Cheft672/
Heftø672/
Jeuft672/
Kheft671/
Heeft671/
Hefts671/
Hieft671/
Effth671/
Guewf671/
Gieff671/
Goift671/
Seuft671/
Eifet671/
Seeft671/
Gitft671/
Gheef671/
Ghyft671/
Sefft671/
Yejft671/
Xgepf671/
Gedtf671/
Gafth671/
Hesft671/
Jefft670/
Heftz670/
Sieft670/
Gewts670/
Eefft670/
Sceft670/
Yefft670/
Guefs670/
Gafft670/
Zefft670/

Geft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geft in the Russian language
Гефтgeft-

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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 Geft
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