Geofry Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Geofry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geofry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geofry (10,250) may also be a first name.

Geofry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geofry is most common in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geofry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 664,903rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname Geofry occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Geofry live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Geofry is also the 60,246th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 10,250 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Geofry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geofry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geofry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geofrey9221,515/
Geoffry92426/
Geofroy92205/
Geofray9215/
Geotfry925/
Geofrry922/
Geoefry921/
Geofruy921/
Geoffroy8617,260/
Geoffrey8612,757/
Geoffray862,554/
Geofreys868/
Geodfrey866/
Geofrrey862/
Geosfroy861/
Jeofry8335/
Geofre8319/
Geofri832/
Geoffreys8028/
Geofffrey804/
Geouffray803/
Geoffrroy802/
Geoffroys802/
Geoffreey801/
Geeoffrey801/
Geoffroiy801/
Geoffre77438/
Jeofrey77375/
Jeoffry7748/
Geofree7744/
Geophry778/
Geofred776/
Geoffra775/
Geoffré772/
Geofrei772/
Geofres772/
Geafrey772/
Eoffrey771/
Géofroy771/
Geofroi771/
Geoffri771/
Geaffry771/
Jeofroy771/
Giofray770/
Geofrie770/
Jofry7324/
Geophrey71719/
Jeoffroy71432/
Jeoffrey71311/
Geoffret71109/
Jeoffray7175/
Geoffrit7116/
Geofroid7111/
Geoffroi7110/
Geaffrey717/
Geoffred712/
Gioffrey712/
Geoffrai711/
Géoffroy711/
Geouffre711/
Geoffree711/
Geophrry711/
Geofrees711/
Geofress711/
Jofrey672,706/
Giofre67581/
Giofrè6762/
Jeoffreys6750/
Geoffroid6724/
Geoffrois6724/
Joffry6718/
Geauffroy6714/
Giofré677/
Geafri675/
Jofrry675/
Geoffroit673/
Geopfrich673/
Jofroy671/
Joyfry671/
Gyofri671/

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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 Geofry
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