Geref Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Geref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Geref Last Name Facts

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

Geref occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geref? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Geref live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,383,540. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Kayseri Province, where 43 percent live, Trabzon Province, where 26 percent live and Izmir Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Turkey Geref occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gergef91129/
Eref896/
Cgerief831/
Gerev801,956/
Gereb80575/
Ereef80184/
Erefe80155/
Gerew80148/
Seref8098/
Esref8024/
Garef8019/
Erref8019/
Eiref8014/
Ereif807/
Ceref804/
Giref804/
Zeref802/
Eyref801/
Grejf801/
Ghetreff77171/
Cheref733,582/
Zerefe732,254/
Gereev731,279/
Guerif73832/
Yesref73590/
Geriev73249/
Sereef7384/
Gergev7355/
Gereva7355/
Gereuw7343/
Sereff7334/
Guerew7324/
Seiref7319/
Sieref7310/
Jereff7310/
Gareff738/
Ghereb738/
Goreff737/
Zerief735/
Serief735/
Herief734/
Zereef734/
Geriff732/
Gharef732/
Djeref731/
Gereab731/
Garref731/
Herejf731/
Seyref731/
Sehref731/
Gherew731/
Erhefe731/
Gherif731/
Gireff731/
Sereaf731/
Gerzif731/
Gerzev731/
Gerreb731/
Ejreif731/
Jereif731/
Kheref731/
Cherief674,933/
Erev67126/
Cheiref6755/
Chereif6719/
Gergeev6713/
Gerzhev6712/
Erif677/
Sgeriff676/
Ghereib675/
Gerriff675/
Cherefe674/
Erew674/
Garieff673/
Ereb672/
Cherref672/
Cheïref672/
Cheeref671/
Jerreft671/
Ghereeb671/
Ghareef671/
Sereiff671/
Sehreff671/
Siereef671/
Garreuf671/
Khereif671/
Chereaf671/
Chereft671/
Gheraif671/
Serrief670/
Garreff670/
Herieff670/

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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 Geref
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