Gäfvert Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gäfvert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gäfvert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3031:32,4982,649
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

The alternate forms: Gafvert (96) are calculated separately.

Gäfvert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gäfvert occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gafvert. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gäfvert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gäfvert is the 881,213th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gäfvert reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 32,498. In Sweden Gäfvert is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Sweden it exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafvert9596/
Gfvert924/
Gefvert86249/
Gifbert711/
Gofffart531/
Gouveia Frota503/

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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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  • 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 Gäfvert
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