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 occurs most in Belgium. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cauffmann? popularity and diffusion
Cauffmann is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Cauffmann live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Cauffmann is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 410,594. In Belgium Cauffmann is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 68 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 32 percent are found. Excluding Belgium Cauffmann is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
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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