Geifer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Geifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Geifer (14) may also be a first name.

Geifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geifer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geifer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Geifer reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.

The surname Geifer is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Geifer is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 23 percent reside, Washington, where 23 percent reside and Arkansas, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Geifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geifer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geifer Last Name Statistics demography

Geifer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $35,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geifert922/
Geiffer920/
Gefer9154/
Geiffert863/
Geffer83658/
Gepfer83119/
Geifes8358/
Jeifer835/
Efer80103/
Gehefer7710/
Geiffes778/
Gieffer776/
Jgiffer771/
Heeifer771/
Giifear771/
Seeifer771/
Effer73495/
Efeer7398/
Jefer7329/
Gefir734/
Yefer732/
Iefer731/
Ewfer731/
Jheiffer711/
Iheiffer711/
Jeffer67336/
Jaifer6724/
Hiefer6719/
Jeafer6716/
Jehfer672/
Iefert672/
Aaefer672/
Jefeer671/
Yeferd671/
Gyuife671/
Jiefer671/
Jefert671/
Jefere671/
Iifere671/
Jeefer671/
Jesfer671/

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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 Geifer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis