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 last name Geft (Russian: Гефт) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Geft are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Geft is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 2,719,303. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 13 percent are found. Barring Russia Geft occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Geft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geft surname 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 US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Geft
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