Geofrey Surname
Approximately 21,515 people bear this surname
Geofrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15,723 | 1:3,367 | 465 |
| Malawi | 2,771 | 1:6,178 | 886 |
| Nigeria | 1,576 | 1:112,400 | 7,488 |
| Kenya | 1,202 | 1:38,419 | 4,096 |
| Uganda | 75 | 1:520,524 | 29,324 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Geofrey (318,580) may also be a first name.
Geofrey Demographics
Geofrey Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Geofrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geofrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geofrey occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geofrey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,083rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 338,719 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 common first name throughout the world It is held by 318,580 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 15,723 people, or 1 in 3,367. In Tanzania Geofrey is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 20 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Geofrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geofrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geofrey surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geofrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Geofrey
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