Cauffmann Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Cauffmann Surname User-submission:
This is an Anglicization of the German surname, Kaufmann, which means 'wholesale merchant'. It's a not uncommon German-Jewish surname in Switzerland and Swabia, and is also found among Mennonites and their descendants in North America.
Read More About This SurnameCauffmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cauffmann Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Anglicization of the German surname, Kaufmann, which means 'wholesale merchant'. It's a not uncommon German-Jewish surname in Switzerland and Swabia, and is also found among Mennonites and their descendants in North America.
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Where Does The Last Name Cauffmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cauffmann is most common in Belgium. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cauffmann? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Cauffmann is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Cauffmann reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 410,594. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 68 percent live and Flemish Region, where 32 percent live. Outside of Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cauffman | 94 | 812 | / |
| Caufmann | 94 | 14 | / |
| Kauffmann | 89 | 7,980 | / |
| Caufman | 88 | 421 | / |
| Cuffman | 88 | 226 | / |
| Caffman | 88 | 14 | / |
| Kaufffmann | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kausffmann | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kaufmann | 82 | 95,198 | / |
| Kauffman | 82 | 30,403 | / |
| Coufmann | 82 | 39 | / |
| Kaffmann | 82 | 3 | / |
| Couffman | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kuffmann | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cavffman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caufmant | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cauffmon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Cufman | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cafman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keuffmann | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kaufmmann | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kausffman | 78 | 2 | / |
| Caisffman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kauffmane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kaufffman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kauffmaun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kauffmanh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kausfmann | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kaufmamnn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kauffmamn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kawffmann | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kaufman | 75 | 66,213 | / |
| Kafmann | 75 | 194 | / |
| Kaffman | 75 | 67 | / |
| Kuffman | 75 | 30 | / |
| Coufman | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kufmann | 75 | 4 | / |
| Caifman | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cawfman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caufmon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Caffmon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kaufmane | 71 | 142 | / |
| Kouffman | 71 | 75 | / |
| Kaufmant | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kauffmam | 71 | 22 | / |
| Coiffman | 71 | 16 | / |
| Küffmann | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaufmman | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaufmahn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kavfmann | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khaffman | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cooffman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuffman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaupfman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawffman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quafmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceiffman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keufmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coifmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaufmanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koufmann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasffman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaiffman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kawfmann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kauffmon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kkaufman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaufmannová | 70 | 135 | / |
| Kaufmannova | 70 | 6 | / |
| Kufman | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kafman | 67 | 40 | / |
| Coisffman | 67 | 37 | / |
| Koiffmann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouffmaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassffman | 67 | 0 | / |
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