Gofaizen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gofaizen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofaizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gofaizen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gofaizen is held by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gofaizen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofaizen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Gofaizen are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most widespread in Estonia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 110,150. Aside from Estonia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gofayzen8818/
Hofaizen882/
Gofeizen881/
Goffayzen821/
Gofyzen806/
Goffizan751/
Gofeisen751/
Goffigen750/
Hofhuizen7145/
Afaisen6774/
Officen6729/
Hofizin678/
Hafizen673/
Afaigen672/
Hofhuijzen671/
Offizin671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gofaizen
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