Joffe Surname

124,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Joffe Surname Definition:

“Beautiful”. From Hebrew.

Joffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7261:209,99920,542
South Africa7621:71,0998,863
France2201:301,92146,106
Canada1941:189,92618,713
England1911:291,71822,402
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Estonia271:48,9569,235
India261:29,502,515369,827
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Latvia201:102,50214,510
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Joffé (5) & Joffė (1) are calculated separately.

Joffe (94) may also be a first name.

Joffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Beautiful”. From Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew) The handsome or beautiful person; variants of Jaffe, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Joffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joffe (Arabic: جوفي) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Joffé or Joffė. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,398th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,988,416 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Joffe reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,726 people, or 1 in 209,999. In The United States Joffe is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Joffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Joffe surname grew 6,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Joffe last name are 40.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Joffe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 54.77% more than the national average, earning R 367,800 per year; in United States they earn 37.23% more than the national average, earning $59,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.01% more than the national average, earning $80,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joffé935/
Joffė931/
Jouffe91447/
Joffee91244/
Joffer91179/
Joffey9151/
Joffet9146/
Joffie9128/
Joffei913/
Jooffe913/
Joffes912/
Jofe89130/
Joff8935/
Djouffe831/
Jaffe8011,728/
Ioffe802,062/
Soffe801,170/
Yoffe801,162/
Coffe80652/
Hoffe80521/
Joffi80197/
Joffs8087/
Joffa8087/
Jofer8070/
Jofes8045/
Joffy8019/
Joyfe807/
Jofeh807/
Jofey804/
Jofej804/
Jofee802/
Josfe802/
Djofe801/
Jopfe800/
Zoffe800/
Jouff800/
Jof7526/
Coffey7366,697/
Jaffer7360,675/
Hoffer7314,634/
Coffee7311,743/
Jaffee731,377/
Hoffee73303/
Hoffie73221/
Choffe73193/
Soffeu73184/
Jaffey73171/
Yoffee73168/
Yoffie73155/
Couffe73146/
Hoffet73121/
Jaffie73110/
Soffee73101/
Jaffet73100/
Hoffey7367/
Zoffer7366/
Soffie7342/
Soffey7335/
Scoffe7326/
Hopffe7324/
Yoffey7322/
Jaffei7318/
Djoffi7318/
Gioffe7313/
Yoffer7313/
Hoffej7312/
Jofeph7310/
Ioffee734/
Soffei734/
Geoffe733/
Jouffa733/
Soffea733/
Coffeh732/
Yoffes732/
Jeuffe732/
Jovfes731/
Jaffeh731/
Soffeh731/
Hooffe731/
Jaffeu731/
Jouffé731/
Djoufe731/
Djoife731/
Djaffe731/
Coëffe731/
Joufer731/
Zoffie730/
Jaaffe730/
Hoffes730/
Joof6720,533/
Cofe675,624/
Jaff674,088/
Eoff672,063/
Sofe671,754/
Hofe67744/
Jouf67520/
Coff67466/
Djaffer67459/
Jauffer67379/
Soff67331/
Jofi67274/
Jozf67273/
Zoff67264/
Hopffer67115/
Yofe6774/
Choffey6773/
Josf6771/
Jafe6770/
Iofe6763/
Hajioff6757/
Zofe6755/
Chouffe6752/
Jaffess6746/
Jofs6742/
Choffet6741/
Coffeey6722/
Jofa6722/
Choffez6718/
Jaffeer6714/
Jojf6711/
Souffie6711/
Yoff6710/
Jaffett679/
Choffee678/
Coiffey678/
Ioff677/
Jowf677/
Jofy676/
Jgof676/
Coiffee674/
Hjof674/
Geoffey673/
Choffer673/
Huoffer672/
Jiof672/
Joyf672/
Ejiofer672/
Jafffer672/
Djof672/
Jaffets672/
Jopf672/
Cooffee671/
Choiffe671/
Hcoffey671/
Jaaffer671/
Houffey671/
Hofferr671/
Hoffess671/
Hoffher671/
Couffey671/
Cowffey671/
Gioffie671/
Scoffey671/
Joft671/
Jodf671/
Gioffer671/
Djoufea671/
Djouffi671/
Jawffer671/
Jafferh671/
Tjof671/
Jofp671/
Jovf671/
Jyof671/
Ijof671/
Cofffey670/
Heoffer670/
Hooffer670/
Hioffer670/
Johf670/
Hoffets670/
Hoffett670/
Hoffest670/
Houffee670/
Jihuoff670/

Joffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joffe in the Arabic language
جوفيjwfy-

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