Giefers Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Giefers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 143 | 1:562,975 | 46,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Giefers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giefers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giefers is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giefers? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giefers is the 1,471,719th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Giefers live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Giefers is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 562,975. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Giefers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Giefers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gieffers | 93 | 78 | / |
| Gefers | 92 | 78 | / |
| Geffers | 86 | 847 | / |
| Siefers | 86 | 324 | / |
| Ieffers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Giffers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hiefers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Geifers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Efers | 83 | 12 | / |
| Goeffers | 80 | 72 | / |
| Sieffers | 80 | 66 | / |
| Goepfers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geeffers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifers | 77 | 591 | / |
| Cifers | 77 | 213 | / |
| Sefers | 77 | 193 | / |
| Gofers | 77 | 104 | / |
| Effers | 77 | 57 | / |
| Jefers | 77 | 22 | / |
| Gefors | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gäfers | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gafers | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zefers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zifers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efeirs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeffers | 71 | 28,625 | / |
| Seifers | 71 | 171 | / |
| Scifers | 71 | 160 | / |
| Seffers | 71 | 132 | / |
| Effersø | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ågefors | 71 | 7 | / |
| Siffers | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jefgers | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaffers | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ciffers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jeefers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soifers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jesfers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scefers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cijfers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giffors | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seefers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jefiers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Effersh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jefeers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zeifers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seafers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jiffers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jeffiers | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sceifers | 67 | 42 | / |
| Seiffers | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cijffers | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jeffears | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kågefors | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sceffers | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jefferss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jeffeirs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Efirs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jefferse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyffers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jefffers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiphers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeffeurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiffers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jesffers | 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 Giefers
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