Goft Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Goft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Göft (19) are calculated separately.

Goft (11) may also be a first name.

Goft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goft (Russian: Гофт) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Göft. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Goft are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Goft is most frequent in: New York, where 38 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Nevada, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Goft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goft surname rose 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goft surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Goft earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.08% more than the national average, earning $52,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göft9219/
Goeft8941/
Gofte891/
Goift891/
Gof86321/
Oft86243/
Goefft8029/
Kgofte801/
Goff7550,618/
Gofe755,115/
Hoft75974/
Gaft75414/
Ooft75213/
Geft75128/
Offt75116/
Goof75115/
Ofte7596/
Gozf7556/
Govt757/
Gouf756/
Gosf755/
Uoft754/
Ghof754/
Gopf754/
Gofs753/
Gowf753/
Gofh753/
Goif753/
Cgof751/
Gowt751/
Gojf751/
Gofp751/
Ofht751/
Ohft751/
Oyft751/
Qgof751/
Ngof751/
Goyf751/
Godf751/
Gotf751/
Oift751/
Gobt750/
Goftova7313/
Hooft672,010/
Goffe671,891/
Hofte67175/
Gouff67103/
Hofts6760/
Hofft6755/
Gowte6728/
Goufe6710/
Gosfs6710/
Goudf6710/
Govte678/
Ghouf678/
Gowth678/
Gohbt676/
Gopfp675/
Godfe675/
Ghofh675/
Goufh674/
Gosff673/
Gooff673/
Ghoff672/
Kgofe672/
Goffs672/
Goodf672/
Gosfe671/
Ghofe671/
Offth671/
Offtt671/
Ofthe671/
Houft671/
Hofth671/
Ghoof671/
Ghosf671/
Gafth671/
Hof't671/
Gouvt671/
Gousf671/
Goofe671/
Gotff671/
Goife671/
Gheft671/
Huoft671/
Hoift670/
Gafft670/
Gowtz670/
Hoyft670/
Hoftz670/
Gafts670/
Gofff670/

Goft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goft in the Russian language
Гофтgoft-

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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 Goft
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