Gofman Surname

40,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gofman Surname User-submission:

Variant of Hoffman, altered for ease of pronunciation. It is from German and means 'steward'.

Gofman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,1991:17,5782,471
Kazakhstan2,3451:7,5411,141
Israel9641:8,8771,379
United States6741:537,77344,626
Kyrgyzstan1231:48,5587,085
Belarus1201:79,17512,665
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Canada561:657,95753,499
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Moldova331:107,92012,675
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
France61:11,070,454349,096
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gofman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Variant of Hoffman, altered for ease of pronunciation. It is from German and means 'steward'.

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Gofman Last Name Facts

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

Gofman (Russian: Гофман) is found most in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gofman is the 40,800th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 568,008 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Gofman are found; 37 percent are found in North Asia and 37 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 8,199 people, or 1 in 17,578. In Russia Gofman is most prevalent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Altai Krai, where 6 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 18 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Gofman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gofman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gofman last name increased 33,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gofman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (63%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gofman last name are 11.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gofman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goffman92538/
Goyfman9266/
Gofmann9247/
Goufman9215/
Goifman9212/
Gofmane926/
Gosfman922/
Gofmand921/
Goofman920/
Ofman91918/
Goffmann8619/
Goodfman862/
Goifmann861/
Goeffman860/
Gooffman860/
Hofman8328,888/
Offman83735/
Oifman8342/
Ofmann8331/
Oyfman8314/
Ofhman835/
Gafman834/
Ofmane833/
Gefman832/
Oufman831/
Ofmanh831/
Gofmanova802/
Hoffman77223,445/
Hofmann77203,735/
Hoofman77421/
Hofmane77176/
Offmann77109/
Gaufman7768/
Hoifman7711/
Hofmman7711/
Gaffman775/
Hofmand773/
Houfman773/
Hoyfman772/
Hosfman772/
Hopfman772/
Hojfman771/
Uoffman771/
Ochfman771/
Geffman771/
Oufmane771/
Hofmasn770/
Gasfman770/
Afman73511/
Ofmam7315/
Hoffmann71370,350/
Hopfmann71104/
Hofmannn7111/
Hosffman715/
Hofmmann714/
Hoffmaan714/
Houffman714/
Hoffmman714/
Hoffmaun713/
Hoffmamn713/
Hooffman713/
Hopffman712/
Hofffman711/
Hoffmahn711/
Hoifmann711/
Gaffmann711/
Hoffmane711/
Gaufmann711/
Hoffmayn711/
Hotffman711/
Hoiffman711/
Hoofmann710/
Hoffmain710/
Hofmanová672,559/
Hofmam67186/
Aufman6795/
Hofmanova6729/
Ophman6727/
Hoffmmann676/
Hofmon675/
Hafman675/
Offmam674/
Hoffmannn674/
Hofffmann674/
Hoffmamnn672/
Afmann671/
Hooffmann671/
Ofmont671/
Affman671/
Offmon671/
Afmman671/
Afmane671/

Gofman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gofman in the Russian language
Гофманgofman-

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