Gueffroy Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gueffroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gueffroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
United States861:4,214,639225,501
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gueffroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gueffroy is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gueffroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gueffroy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,035,555th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. Gueffroy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Gueffroy are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gueffroy is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Gueffroy is most numerous in: Berlin, where 43 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Gueffroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gueffroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gueffroy last name increased 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gueffroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gueffroy last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Gueffroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 186.29% more than the national average, earning R 680,328 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $44,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Geffroy937,649/
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Geffroyd8817/
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Geffre71918/
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Gefrey7118/
Geffré7110/
Gefroi718/
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Giffry713/
Giefry711/
Gefros711/
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Guiffre67985/
Gepfrey6777/
Geffrad6772/
Guiffra6759/
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Giffroi6710/
Geffree675/
Gefrois673/
Guiffré672/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gueffroy
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