Gotfried Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gotfried Surname Definition:

“God’s Peace”, varied as Geoffray, Jeffrey, Jeffries.

Gotfried Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gotfried (197) may also be a first name.

Gotfried Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“God’s Peace”, varied as Geoffray, Jeffrey, Jeffries.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Gotfried Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gotfried is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotfried? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 970,883rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gotfried reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most prevalent forename on earth, held by 197 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 22 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and New Jersey, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Gotfried Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gotfried has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gotfried surname expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gotfried Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gotfried surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gotfried earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,914 CAD per year.

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