Joffre Surname

110,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Joffre Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Geoffray or Godefroi (God's peace).

Joffre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,7931:23,7822,790
Mexico3561:348,6697,360
Bolivia3201:33,1762,167
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Chile551:320,3009,085
Haiti501:213,6787,899
Canada461:800,99162,809
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Joffré (5) are calculated separately.

Joffre (3,015) may also be a first name.

Joffre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Geoffray or Godefroi (God's peace).

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

Joffre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joffre occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Joffré. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joffre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,769th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,737,198 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Joffre are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Joffre is also the 131,715th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 3,015 people.

The last name Joffre is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 2,793 people, or 1 in 23,782. In France Joffre is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent are found and Occitanie, where 21 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 8 percent are found and Bolivia, where 8 percent are found.

Joffre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Joffre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joffre surname rose 1,910 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joffre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Joffre last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Joffre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 123.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,254 per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joffré945/
Jouffre921,212/
Joffres92346/
Joffret9288/
Joffrey9281/
Joffred9236/
Joffree926/
Joffrie925/
Jioffre922/
Joffrei921/
Jofre9137,381/
Jouffret86357/
Jouffrey86331/
Joffress862/
Jaffre833,104/
Jofrey832,706/
Coffre831,022/
Jofree83420/
Joffer83179/
Jofres8340/
Yoffre8332/
Joffri8323/
Jofred8319/
Soffre8319/
Jofret8319/
Joffry8318/
Jofire8313/
Hoffre8312/
Jofreh838/
Jofere833/
Jjofre832/
Johfre831/
Jofrei831/
Jofreu831/
Jofrea831/
Jofrer831/
Jousffrey801/
Gioffre773,460/
Jaffrey771,761/
Joffroy771,184/
Jaffres77845/
Geoffre77438/
Joffray77165/
Jaffret77108/
Jauffre7765/
Soffree7761/
Jaffrez7756/
Jaffrie7740/
Jaffree7740/
Yoffret7721/
Coffrey7719/
Hoffrey7712/
Joyfree7711/
Joffrit7711/
Joufret779/
Joyfrey778/
Djaffre778/
Jaffere777/
Joufrey774/
Jodfrey773/
Joffert773/
Hoffrei773/
Jaffire772/
Jofreed771/
Jaffreu771/
Coffree771/
Eoffrey771/
Jouffry771/
Jhaffre771/
Joyfred771/
Joffriy771/
Djofreh771/
Cooffre771/
Coiffre771/
Choffre771/
Jofreey771/
Soffrey771/
Joifrey770/
Cofre7325,141/
Jafre73457/
Yofre73339/
Jofré73224/
Jofra73137/
Jofri7380/
Jofer7370/
Sofre7344/
Jofry7324/
Jofrè7314/
Jofir733/
Hofre731/
Iofre731/
Geoffrey7112,757/
Jauffret711,933/
Jouffroy711,892/
Jouffray71304/
Jauffred71271/
Jauffres7173/
Souffree7167/
Jeauffre7148/
Jaffreys7129/
Jouffrit7122/
Joffrois7119/
Joiffroy7118/
Gioffred7117/
Choffrey7115/
Jouffrai7113/
Joffrish7110/
Gioffrey712/
Gioffree711/
Gioffrre711/
Geoffree711/
Geouffre711/
Jauffrey711/
Tjaffrey711/
Jaffress710/
Jaffer6760,675/
Jaffri678,361/
Coffer672,224/
Soffer671,706/
Jaffry671,522/
Jafere671,456/
Jafree67798/
Saffre67626/
Giofre67581/
Zofrea67457/
Jaffra67405/
Chofre67323/
Jaffré67268/
Jafred67164/
Jaffir67125/
Jafrey67105/
Zoffer6766/
Jouffrais6759/
Caffre6757/
Jaufre6735/
Jafrie6728/
Soffri6721/
Geofre6719/
Jafire6718/
Hofrei6715/
Yoffer6713/
Hoffrecht6713/
Yofret677/
Jofris676/
Jofrry675/
Soffry674/
Geofffrey674/
Hofree673/
Cofrey673/
Coffré673/
Coffry672/
Soffir672/
Djafre672/
Cofree672/
Yofree672/
Cofrea672/
Jafrei672/
Jofair671/
Jowfer671/
Jafreh671/
Geoffreey671/
Zhofre671/
Djaffaire671/
Joyfry671/
Jafrer671/
Hjouffroy671/
Jophre671/
Jofrit671/
Jofroy671/
Yofere671/
Zoufre671/
Soffrè671/
Soffré671/
Sofrie671/
Gioffreer671/
Djofri671/
Coufre671/
Coofre671/
Zaffre671/
Joufer671/
Geeoffrey671/
Sofree671/
Sofreu671/
Jofrii671/
Coffir670/
Haffre670/

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