Ghefter Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Ghefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Ghefter Last Name Facts

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

Ghefter is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghefter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghefter is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ghefter reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Ghefter is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Ghefter is most common in: São Paulo, where 88 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 36 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefter92434/
Gafter77118/
Gifter7757/
Gofter7714/
Gefteas7143/
Gaffter711/
Gephter711/
Gewtter711/
Gifte6720/
Gefty674/
Gefti671/
Gefta671/
Giftie6220/
Gifted629/
Gyftea629/
Giftge625/
Giftee622/
Gowter621/
Geftha621/
Gephte621/
Gybter621/
Giefta620/
Gyfteas5738/
Gywther573/
Gawtier572/
Gowtier571/
Gavtier571/
Gawther570/
Gavthier532/
Gawthier532/
Gifty503,267/
Gifti501,938/
Gifta50280/
Gebti501/
Gebty501/

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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 Ghefter
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