Goffmann Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Goffmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goffmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Goffmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goffmann (Russian: Гоффманн) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Goffmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Goffmann reside; 37 percent reside in North Asia and 37 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Goffmann is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Moscow, where 15 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Goffmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goffmann in the Russian language
Гоффманнgoffmann-

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Footnotes

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