Coffman Surname

16,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Coffman Surname Definition:

(German) The merchant or tradesman, an Anglicization of Kaufmann.

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Coffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,0021:10,6601,304
England941:592,74535,632
Canada611:604,02649,778
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia321:843,61652,533
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Guam211:7,6251,143
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7861:8,6791,112

Coffman (45) may also be a first name.

Coffman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The merchant or tradesman, an Anglicization of Kaufmann.

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

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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Coffman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coffman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Coffman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coffman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coffman is the 16,200th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 212,112 people. Coffman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Coffman are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Coffman is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 34,002 people, or 1 in 10,660. In The United States Coffman is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Coffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coffman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coffman surname expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 723 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coffman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coffman last name are 34.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coffman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $56,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coiffman9316/
Coffmann9311/
Choffman934/
Couffman932/
Scoffman931/
Cooffman931/
Cofman92216/
Coisffman8837/
Koffman861,508/
Coifman86271/
Coffmon8656/
Chofman8627/
Zoffman8617/
Coufman8614/
Caffman8614/
Coefman868/
Soffman868/
Joffman866/
Cosfman865/
Coofman862/
Cofmann861/
Coffmam860/
Cauffman80812/
Chaffman80314/
Khoffman80192/
Zoffmann80156/
Koffmane8083/
Kouffman8075/
Koiffman8069/
Koffmahn8042/
Coufmann8039/
Koffmann8036/
Joffmann802/
Chofmann802/
Scaffman802/
Koeffman801/
Cavffman801/
Coifmann801/
Kooffman800/
Kofman772,728/
Sofman7791/
Jofman7713/
Zofman773/
Cafman771/
Cofmon770/
Khoffmann7552/
Koffmahne753/
Koiffmann752/
Kouffmaun751/
Chaffmann751/
Hjoffmann750/
Koyfman71702/
Koifman71674/
Caufman71421/
Kopfman71187/
Khofman71156/
Koufman7179/
Kaffman7167/
Saffman7143/
Kofmann7130/
Koefman7119/
Kofmane718/
Kojfman715/
Chafman712/
Kofmaan711/
Cawfman711/
Koïfman711/
Zoufman711/
Kofhman711/
Caffmon710/
Chofmon710/
Kopfmann67331/
Khofmann67109/
Koifmann6723/
Zopfmann6722/
Caufmann6714/
Koyfmann673/
Kaffmann673/
Khaffman672/
Koufmann671/
Kawffman671/
Caufmant671/
Cauffmon670/
Keffmann670/
Kasffman670/

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Coffman Reference & Research

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