Geifling Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Geifling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Geifling Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Geifling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geifling is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Geifling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geifling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geifling is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Geifling reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Geifling is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefling9364/
Geyfling885/
Effling80110/
Gefleng801/
Geeflin801/
Effliong754/
Eflink711/
Ephling670/

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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 Geifling
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