Cofer Surname

74,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cofer Surname Definition:

(English) One who made coffers, boxes and chests; one who kept the treasure box, a treasurer; one who made and sold coifs, a kind of close-fitting cap for both sexes.

Cofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5291:55,5156,623
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Panama91:434,6958,518
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England31:18,572,686338,250
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8821:56,9376,343

Cofer (31) may also be a first name.

Cofer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who made coffers, boxes and chests; one who kept the treasure box, a treasurer; one who made and sold coifs, a kind of close-fitting cap for both sexes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cofer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cofer occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,531st most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,104,676 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cofer are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cofer is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 31 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6,529 people, or 1 in 55,515. In The United States Cofer is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Tennessee, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Turkey, where 0 percent live.

Cofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cofer last name expanded 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cofer surname are 21.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.2% registered with the party.

Cofer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coffer912,224/
Cowfer91323/
Copfer91252/
Chofer9146/
Coefer9126/
Coofer9125/
Cofier914/
Coufer913/
Coifer911/
Cosfer911/
Cofeer911/
Cofere911/
Scofer911/
Cofert910/
Cofe895,624/
Couffer83134/
Coffier8330/
Codfert8316/
Scoffer837/
Coferre836/
Coiffer833/
Choffer833/
Coffeer832/
Choifer832/
Cowfert831/
Coeffer831/
Cioffer831/
Czoffer831/
Chofere831/
Coffeur831/
Cofferr831/
Cofferd830/
Copfert830/
Coffert830/
Coofier830/
Coopfer830/
Cofre8025,141/
Cofie8015,301/
Sofer807,173/
Cafer80914/
Coffe80652/
Kofer80255/
Cofei80100/
Cofey8070/
Jofer8070/
Cofee8048/
Zofer8015/
Cofes8010/
Coufe801/
Cofeu801/
Copfe800/
Cofed800/
Coofe800/
Coiffier771,212/
Coeffier77633/
Coiffeur7780/
Coeffeur7720/
Cofferre773/
Choiffer772/
Coëffeur772/
Coëffier771/
Coffey7366,697/
Coffie7324,350/
Coffee7311,743/
Chafer732,738/
Soffer731,706/
Copher731,259/
Soifer731,124/
Coffre731,022/
Kopfer73555/
Caffer73381/
Koffer73369/
Chofre73323/
Coiffe73321/
Joffer73179/
Couffe73146/
Soofer7377/
Zoffer7366/
Koefer7361/
Cafier7361/
Coffed7358/
Kojfer7358/
Sofier7339/
Kotfer7338/
Caefer7332/
Cafere7328/
Sojfer7325/
Kofert7323/
Coffea7318/
Koufer7317/
Cháfer7316/
Capfer7313/
Scafer7313/
Zofier7313/
Koofer7313/
Coufie7310/
Soferr738/
Coffet737/
Khofer736/
Coofey736/
Coffez736/
Chofir735/
Chàfer735/
Coffei733/
Jofere733/
Zoufer732/
Cotfey732/
Caufer732/
Coffeh732/
Kovfer732/
Sofeir732/
Suofer731/
Kofier731/
Jowfer731/
Cosfee731/
Cosfet731/
Coofez731/
Cofeey731/
Coifee731/
Coifie731/
Sofear731/
Coffes731/
Coofee731/
Cahfer731/
Chãfer731/
Coufre731/
Coëffe731/
Coofre731/
Coifir731/
Joufer731/
Zoofer731/
Coffeu731/
Coffir730/
Sohfer730/
Catfer730/
Copfey730/
Tschopfer718/
Coifffier711/
Cafe6713,095/
Caffier671,245/
Chaffer671,159/
Kofe67673/
Coiffet67594/
Cofa67562/
Koepfer67354/
Tchafer67137/
Cofi6791/
Koffert6783/
Soiffer6768/
Cofy6765/
Koeffer6756/
Scaffer6736/
Czaffer6723/
Coffeey6722/
Couffez6719/
Coffiey6717/
Soufeir679/
Soyffer678/
Coiffey678/
Coffees676/
Coffett676/
Couffet676/
Khoffer674/
Coffeys674/
Coiffee674/
Sowfeer673/
Scahfer673/
Coffeet673/
Chopher673/
Joffert673/
Koupfer673/
Couffie673/
Coffeit672/
Scopher672/
Koffier672/
Cooffee671/
Caefear671/
Caffert671/
Hcoffey671/
Couffey671/
Cowffey671/
Soffier671/
Soyfier671/
Koffere671/
Kottfer671/
Koyffer671/
Soufeur671/
Gioffer671/
Cáfe671/
Caffere671/
Cooffre671/
Coiffre671/
Cofé671/
Soffeir671/
Coopfed671/
Choffre671/
Chafere671/
Qofe671/
Sofhier671/
Cauffer671/
Cofffey670/
Cawferd670/
Cassfer670/
Coffeed670/
Caeffer670/
Kophfer670/
Cafferd670/
Casferd670/
Cowpher670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cofer
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