Geophrey Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Geophrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 697 | 1:75,956 | 7,884 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophry | 93 | 8 | / |
| Jeophrey | 88 | 2 | / |
| Geophrry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Geofrey | 80 | 21,515 | / |
| Jophrey | 80 | 67 | / |
| Geoprge | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geoffrey | 75 | 12,757 | / |
| Geofreys | 75 | 8 | / |
| Geodfrey | 75 | 6 | / |
| Geofrrey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Geofry | 71 | 451 | / |
| Geoffreys | 71 | 28 | / |
| Geofre | 71 | 19 | / |
| Eopray | 71 | 10 | / |
| Geofffrey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ehopre | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jophry | 71 | 3 | / |
| Geeoffrey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joprey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jophre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geoffreey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geoffre | 67 | 438 | / |
| Geoffry | 67 | 426 | / |
| Jeofrey | 67 | 375 | / |
| Geofroy | 67 | 205 | / |
| Geofree | 67 | 44 | / |
| Geofray | 67 | 15 | / |
| Geofred | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geotfry | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geofrry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geafrey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geofres | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geofrei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eoffrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josphre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geoefry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geofruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jophree | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geofrie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Geophrey
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