Geoff Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Geoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Geoff (135,556) may also be a first name.

Geoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geoff is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Geoff live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Geoff is also the 7,674th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 135,556 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 22 percent reside and Morobe, where 7 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Geoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geoff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Geoff last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geoff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Geoff earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning $40,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehoff9128/
Geoffe913/
Geoffs911/
Eoff892,063/
Geof8928/
Giehoff8315/
Geehoff830/
Ehoff80135/
Geofe8027/
Jeoff807/
Geaff801/
Eosff801/
Geoof801/
Heoff801/
Geodf801/
Geouf801/
Seoff801/
Geofs800/
Geoft800/
Geopf800/
Eaoff800/
Eof7534/
Agioff7346/
Cehoff733/
Giowff731/
Gueofe731/
Zehoff731/
Sehoff731/
Seeoff731/
Geeiof731/
Heofft730/
Geow67319/
Geob67149/
Siehoff67124/
Joff6735/
Seehoff6725/
Ehof6721/
Geov6717/
Chehoff6715/
Yoff6710/
Ioff677/
Jgof676/
Eoof674/
Jeof674/
Seof672/
Eoif672/
Eaff672/
Hiehoff672/
Zeof672/
Geaf672/
Eeof672/
Eofp672/
Heof671/
Gyof671/
Eotf671/
Eozf671/
Eofs670/

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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 Geoff
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