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

The surname Geref has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geref? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Geref are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Geref is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 3,383,540. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Kayseri Province, where 43 percent are found, Trabzon Province, where 26 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

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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