Geofferson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Geofferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geofferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Geofferson (26) may also be a first name.

Geofferson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geofferson is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geofferson? popularity and diffusion

Geofferson is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Geofferson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Geofferson reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Geofferson is most common in: Staffordshire, where 100 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefferson954/
Geferson8915/
Gifferson8431/
Jofferson843/
Jeafferson801/
Geverson784/
Jafferson7435/
Geffrasin741/
Jeaffersen700/
Giverson6744/
Gefrasin671/
Jaferson671/
Gevrison670/
Geffrazin631/
Gevriyeson608/
Gevriyesson575/
Giversen56305/
Jafersan563/
Japherson5320/

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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 Geofferson
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