Göttfert Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Göttfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göttfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6271:128,39815,655
Austria1221:69,79910,688
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Gottfert (98) are calculated separately.

Göttfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göttfert is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Gottfert. Click here for other possible spellings of Göttfert.

How Common Is The Last Name Göttfert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Göttfert is the 445,430th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,513,768 people. Göttfert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göttfert are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Göttfert is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 128,398. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 59 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottfert9698/
Göttfertová842/
Goettfert827/
Getfert8024/
Getferdt753/
Goetfert752/
Godfert673/
Getfort671/
Gotferd670/
Goetferd631/
Gatford53356/
Getford5319/
Godferd5315/
Gotford530/
Godforth504/

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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
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  • 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 Göttfert
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