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 in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Golfer are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 956,749th most widely held first name globally, held by 98 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel Golfer is mostly found in: Southern District, where 64 percent are found and Central District, where 36 percent are found. Excluding Israel this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

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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