Gottfarb Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gottfarb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottfarb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Austria121:709,62061,025
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gottfarb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gottfarb is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottfarb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Gottfarb is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gottfarb reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden Gottfarb is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 88 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 8 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotfarb932/
Gutfarb80325/
Godfarb801/
Goodfarb7539/
Gaffarb677/
Gadfarb671/
Ghaffarb632/
Gafarp571/
Gaffarv531/
Goforph531/
Ghaffarv501/
Ghafoorb501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gottfarb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis