Geophrey Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Geophrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geophrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6971:75,9567,884
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Geophrey (6,487) may also be a first name.

Geophrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geophrey is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geophrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geophrey is the 467,776th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Geophrey reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Geophrey is also the 81,501st most common first name in the world, held by 6,487 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 75,956. In Tanzania Geophrey is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 37 percent reside, Singida Region, where 23 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geophry938/
Jeophrey882/
Geophrry881/
Geofrey8021,515/
Jophrey8067/
Geoprge803/
Geoffrey7512,757/
Geofreys758/
Geodfrey756/
Geofrrey752/
Geofry71451/
Geoffreys7128/
Geofre7119/
Eopray7110/
Geofffrey714/
Ehopre713/
Jophry713/
Geeoffrey711/
Joprey711/
Jophre711/
Geoffreey711/
Geoffre67438/
Geoffry67426/
Jeofrey67375/
Geofroy67205/
Geofree6744/
Geofray6715/
Geofred676/
Geotfry675/
Geofrry672/
Geafrey672/
Geofres672/
Geofrei672/
Eoffrey671/
Josphre671/
Geoefry671/
Geofruy671/
Jophree670/
Geofrie670/

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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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  • 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 Geophrey
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