Gofen Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel351:244,50422,492
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gofen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gofen (Russian: Гофен) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gofen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Gofen are found; 45 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 244,504. In Israel Gofen is mostly concentrated in: Haifa District, where 31 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 31 percent live and Central District, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Israel it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Gofen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gofen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gofen Last Name Statistics demography

Gofen earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 190.78% more than the national average, earning $125,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goffen9139/
Gohfen9113/
Godfen917/
Gofeng912/
Ngofen912/
Gofeen911/
Gofuen911/
Ofen89389/
Gofn895/
Goffeng8351/
Goiffen833/
Goofeng831/
Gooffen831/
Goffeen830/
Goffien830/
Offen802,193/
Gefen802,156/
Gofne80446/
Hofen80268/
Gofin8085/
Ofien8050/
Gafen8020/
Oufen8019/
Gosfn808/
Ofenn802/
Ofeen801/
Opfen801/
Ofeng801/
Godfn801/
Ofn7511/
Goffin738,532/
Geffen731,189/
Gaffen73238/
Hofenk73200/
Hoffen73126/
Hopfen7362/
Godfin7322/
Gofing7317/
Gofina7310/
Giefen738/
Gafeng737/
Ofenne733/
Offien732/
Ouffen732/
Gofhne732/
Gadfen732/
Offend732/
Ngafen731/
Ghafen731/
Gefeen731/
Ousfen731/
Hoofen731/
Gofind731/
Gofnne731/
Ghofne731/
Offent731/
Houfen731/
Gapfen730/
Ofem6722,300/
Afen671,023/
Hoffend67193/
Ofin67191/
Hoofien6766/
Goffing6760/
Offn6717/
Gofphin6710/
Gouffin676/
Houfeng675/
Ghoifin675/
Ofyn674/
Gafn674/
Hoffoen673/
Ofnc673/
Gefn672/
Oyfn672/
Gheffen672/
Goffint672/
Hofn671/
Geffaen671/
Goiffin671/
Ofnt671/
Goodfin671/
Ofnn671/
Houffen671/
Ofne671/
Goufina671/
Gieffen671/
Huofeng671/
Gaffoen671/
Ovfn671/
Otfn671/
Ohfn671/
Ofnd671/
Ofnh671/
Hoffien670/
Gaasfen670/
Gooffin670/

Gofen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gofen in the Russian language
Гофенgofen-

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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 Gofen
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