Gefter Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gefter Surname User-submission:

Derived from Yiddish and or German, denoting the occupation of a 'notebook maker'.

Gefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Israel1391:61,5667,798
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gefter (53) may also be a first name.

Gefter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from Yiddish and or German, denoting the occupation of a 'notebook maker'.

- davidgefter

Gefter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gefter (Russian: Гефтер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefter? popularity and diffusion

Gefter is the 684,148th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. Gefter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gefter reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 53 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States Gefter is most frequent in: California, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside. Barring The United States Gefter occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Gefter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gefter last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gefter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.69% more than the national average, earning $72,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghefter9214/
Efter9148/
Hefter832,520/
Jefter83310/
Gafter83118/
Gifter8357/
Sefter8350/
Efther8331/
Gofter8314/
Effter8310/
Eafter833/
Yefter833/
Eifter831/
Eftger831/
Seifter77302/
Heffter77178/
Gefteas7743/
Chefter7737/
Jefther7715/
Jeffter774/
Heftier772/
Seufter771/
Gaffter771/
Gephter771/
Gewtter771/
Efteire771/
Hiefter771/
Jeftter771/
Ebter7327/
Gifte7320/
Ifter7317/
Gefty734/
Yfter733/
Sefte731/
Gefta731/
Gefti731/
Jeffther711/
Jefttier711/
Jepfhter711/
Yifter672,770/
Sifter67387/
Sewter67335/
Sefteh67128/
Heftre6790/
Giftie6720/
Gyftea679/
Gifted679/
Cifter675/
Jewter675/
Ifther674/
Hifter673/
Giftee672/
Seftey671/
Seftei671/
Gowter671/
Geftha671/
Gephte671/
Gybter671/
Jeftes671/
Gifete671/
Jéfter671/
Zewter671/
Iftier671/
Giefta670/

Gefter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefter in the Russian language
Гефтерgefter-

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