Golfer Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Golfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel111:777,96750,646
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Golfer (98) may also be a first name.

Golfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golfer (Russian: Гольфер) is found most frequently in Israel. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Golfer.

How Common Is The Last Name Golfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Golfer live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Golfer is also the 956,749th most common first name globally, borne by 98 people.

The last name Golfer is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel Golfer is most frequent in: Southern District, where 64 percent reside and Central District, where 36 percent reside. Outside of Israel this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golfier921,457/
Golfere9283/
Golferd9221/
Golfert928/
Goulfer922/
Golffer921/
Goelfer920/
Golfe91436/
Olfer915/
Goulfier8670/
Goulfert8663/
Golffier8610/
Golpfert860/
Olfert831,436/
Golfre83175/
Olfier8383/
Gülfer8364/
Golfes8323/
Galfer8322/
Goulfe8311/
Holfer8311/
Golfeh8310/
Golfet836/
Gulfer833/
Golffe831/
Olferd830/
Golferová801/
Holfert77626/
Goolfee77279/
Holpfer77142/
Golfeiz77139/
Gulfier7753/
Golfeyz7738/
Gulfere7718/
Golffed776/
Golfett774/
Hollfer771/
Golfeee771/
Goulfie771/
Ngoulfe771/
Golpher771/
Holferd770/
Gallfer770/
Golfa731,277/
Alfer73883/
Golfi73265/
Galfe73116/
Olfir738/
Golfy731/
Gaulfier7132/
Olferova7113/
Ghoulfej711/
Galfre671,690/
Alfert67510/
Alfier67434/
Alfeir67199/
Alferd67158/
Halfer67122/
Golfis6798/
Alfere6779/
Gulfre6752/
Golphe6713/
Golfiz675/
Alpfer674/
Googliffe672/
Alferz672/
Galfir672/
Golfoy671/
Galfez671/
Golfio671/
Golffy671/
Gholfi671/
Olpher671/
Alfear670/

Golfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golfer in the Russian language
Гольферgolfer-

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Golfer Reference & Research

Helfer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Helfer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Golfer
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