Goldfein Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Goldfein Surname Definition:

(German) Gold fine.

Goldfein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
Israel1151:74,4149,096
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Goldfein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Gold fine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Goldfein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldfein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goldfein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldfein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 549,140th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Goldfein are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States Goldfein is most frequent in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Maryland, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Goldfein exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Goldfein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldfein surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goldfein earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning R 316,368 per year and in United States they earn 35.03% more than the national average, earning $58,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldfine88786/
Goldfain88129/
Goldfien8857/
Goldfeyn8823/
Goldfayn7535/
Goldfand7511/
Goldfajn7511/
Holdfain757/
Goltfan673/
Aldfeen672/
Holdfayn631/
Aldfan574/
Holtfan531/
Oldphant501/

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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 Goldfein
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