Gofmann Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gofmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gofmann Last Name Facts

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

Gofmann (Russian: Гофманн) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gofmann is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Gofmann occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Gofmann live; 43 percent live in North Asia and 43 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia it is most frequent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 70 percent live, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 7 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goffmann9319/
Goifmann931/
Gofman9212,830/
Goffman86538/
Goyfman8666/
Goufman8615/
Goifman8612/
Gofmane866/
Gosfman862/
Gofmand861/
Goofman860/
Goodfman802/
Gaufmann801/
Gaffmann801/
Goeffman800/
Gooffman800/
Gafman774/
Gefman772/
Gofmanova752/
Gaufman7168/
Gaffman715/
Geffman711/
Gasfman710/
Gaphman571/
Ngafmon571/

Gofmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gofmann in the Russian language
Гофманнgofmann-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gofmann
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