Goffner Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Goffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goffner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffner? popularity and diffusion

Goffner is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Goffner live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 37 percent live, Kentucky, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States Goffner exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live.

Goffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goffner surname expanded 665 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goffner last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Goffner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offner922,660/
Gofner9277/
Goffnertt881/
Hoffner863,960/
Goffney86811/
Gaffner86479/
Geffner86468/
Goffnet862/
Offnerr861/
Goffnee860/
Ofner834,743/
Gofne83446/
Goffnett80121/
Gafner773,413/
Hofner771,745/
Gefner77292/
Gofney7731/
Gaffne777/
Opfner773/
Gofhne772/
Affner772/
Ohfner771/
Ghofne771/
Gofnne771/
Gofnie770/
Goffni770/
Goffny770/
Goffna770/
Offnerová753/
Goffinnet751/
Gaffney7130,075/
Haffner7110,994/
Hopfner711,730/
Gepfner7176/
Ghefner718/
Hoofner713/
Gaffnet712/
Hoffnerová712/
Hoffnerova711/
Hóffner711/
Godfney711/
Ochfner711/
Gohfney710/
Gaffnee710/
Hoffnir710/
Auffner710/
Gaffnie710/
Ofnerová6724/
Afner6722/
Ofnir6713/
Gofna673/
Gafne673/
Gaffneys673/
Hauffner672/
Hafffner671/
O'Fenner671/
Ofnerova671/
Gosfnett671/
Heuffner671/
Ghazfner671/
Gavffney670/

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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 Goffner
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