Geof Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geof (1,732) may also be a first name.

Geof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geof has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geof is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Geof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Geof reside; 29 percent reside in Northern Europe and 29 percent reside in British Isles. Geof is also the 184,383rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,732 people.

The surname Geof is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 75 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and Suffolk, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Taiwan, where 11 percent are found.

Geof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geof has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Geof last name increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geoff8945/
Geofe8927/
Geouf891/
Geodf891/
Geoof891/
Geopf890/
Geofs890/
Geoft890/
Eof8634/
Gehoff8028/
Geoffe803/
Gueofe801/
Geoffs801/
Geeiof801/
Eoff752,063/
Geow75319/
Geob75149/
Ehof7521/
Geov7517/
Jgof756/
Jeof754/
Eoof754/
Eoif752/
Zeof752/
Geaf752/
Seof752/
Eeof752/
Eofp752/
Heof751/
Eotf751/
Eozf751/
Gyof751/
Eofs750/
Giehoff7315/
Geehoff730/
Ehoff67135/
Geowa6747/
Geova6725/
Geauf6711/
Zeofe679/
Jeoff677/
Heoft673/
Hgiof672/
Ghiof672/
Cehof672/
Geuov671/
Jeouf671/
Eosff671/
Geafe671/
Heoff671/
Geaff671/
Agiof671/
Seoff671/
Zeojf671/
Eovfe671/
Eowwf671/
Gehow671/
Giovf671/
Eaoff670/
Heofs670/

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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 Geof
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