Goffing Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goffing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goffing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Göffing (14) are calculated separately.

Goffing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goffing occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Göffing. Click here for further possible spellings of Goffing.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Goffing is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Goffing live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Goffing is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Goffing is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 33 percent live, Hesse, where 31 percent live and Saarland, where 29 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Goffing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goffing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goffing Last Name Statistics demography

Goffing earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göffing9514/
Goffings93308/
Goffin928,532/
Offing9284/
Gofing9217/
Offiong8615,908/
Hoffing8672/
Gaffing8671/
Goffeng8651/
Gouffin866/
Goffint862/
Goiffin861/
Offieng861/
Goffien860/
Gooffin860/
Gofin8385/
Ofing8313/
Offng8310/
Offfiong808/
Offiongh801/
Ooffiong801/
Gaffin77922/
Hofing77158/
Ofiong77151/
Affing7774/
Gefing7743/
Goffen7739/
Godfin7722/
Gofina7710/
Gofeng772/
Ofings771/
Ooffng771/
Uoffng771/
Gofind771/
Goffim771/
Gofn735/
Affiong712,856/
Giefing71822/
Gauffin71807/
Ghaffin71108/
Haffing7116/
Gofphin7110/
Ghoifin715/
Goiffen713/
Ngaffin713/
Hopfing712/
Goodfin711/
Gooffen711/
Goofeng711/
Goufina711/
Gaffina710/
Hoofing710/
Goffeen710/
Gofne67446/
Gafin67242/
Gofen6778/
Afing6772/
Gosfn678/
Hoffengh676/
Afpfiong674/
Ofeng671/
Affionng671/
Godfn671/
Goodfind671/
Gofim671/
Gaffn671/
Ncgaffin671/
Ngoufeng671/

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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 Goffing
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