Geofrey Surname

25,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Geofrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geofrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania15,7231:3,367465
Malawi2,7711:6,178886
Nigeria1,5761:112,4007,488
Kenya1,2021:38,4194,096
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Geofrey (318,580) may also be a first name.

Geofrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geofrey is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geofrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Geofrey? popularity and diffusion

Geofrey is the 25,083rd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 338,719 people. The last name Geofrey occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Geofrey are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Geofrey is also the 3,290th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 318,580 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 15,723 people, or 1 in 3,367. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 20 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Geofrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geofrey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geofrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Geofrey last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geoffrey9312,757/
Geofreys938/
Geodfrey936/
Geofrrey932/
Geofry92451/
Geofre9219/
Geoffreys8828/
Geofffrey884/
Geeoffrey881/
Geoffreey881/
Geoffre86438/
Geoffry86426/
Jeofrey86375/
Geofroy86205/
Geofree8644/
Geofray8615/
Geofred866/
Geotfry865/
Geafrey862/
Geofres862/
Geofrei862/
Geofrry862/
Eoffrey861/
Geofruy861/
Geoefry861/
Geofrie860/
Geoffroy8017,260/
Geoffray802,554/
Geophrey80719/
Jeoffrey80311/
Geoffret80109/
Geaffrey807/
Geoffred802/
Gioffrey802/
Geoffree801/
Geosfroy801/
Geouffre801/
Geofrees801/
Geofress801/
Jofrey772,706/
Giofre77581/
Jeofry7735/
Geofri772/
Jeoffreys7550/
Geouffray753/
Geoffroys752/
Geoffrroy752/
Geoffroiy751/
Geoffraye751/
Geoffroie750/
Gioffre713,460/
Joffrey7181/
Jeoffre7175/
Jeoffry7148/
Jeofres719/
Geophry718/
Joyfrey718/
Jeofree718/
Geoffra715/
Joufrey714/
Jodfrey713/
Geoffré712/
Jeofred712/
Giofree712/
Geofroi711/
Geaffry711/
Jeofroy711/
Geoffri711/
Géofroy711/
Jofreey711/
Giofray710/
Joifrey710/
Jofre6737,381/
Jeoffroy67432/
Yofre67339/
Jouffrey67331/
Jeoffray6775/
Jofry6724/
Jeoffret6720/
Geoffrit6716/
Geofroid6711/
Geoffroi6710/
Jeophrey672/
Geophrry671/
Gioffree671/
Gioffrre671/
Geoffrai671/
Iofre671/
Geauffre671/
Géoffroy671/
Heaffrey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geofrey
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