Kofler Surname

39,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kofler Surname User-submission:

A kofl is a small hill in the Tyrolean dialect. Kofler refers to someone who lived on a small hill.

Kofler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5,5431:1,536111
Italy4,5651:13,3972,160
Germany1,2421:64,8198,309
United States5211:695,69955,085
Israel3601:23,7713,510
Switzerland2831:29,0214,415
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Canada671:549,93446,038
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
Slovenia621:40,1247,369
Australia511:529,32739,816
England381:1,466,26563,675
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
France321:2,075,710171,237
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Liechtenstein251:1,535158
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Köfler (671) are calculated separately.

Kofler (157) may also be a first name.

Kofler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A kofl is a small hill in the Tyrolean dialect. Kofler refers to someone who lived on a small hill.

- martintr

Kofler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kofler (Russian: Кофлер) occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Köfler. Click here for further potential spellings of Kofler.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,295th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 545,557 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kofler live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kofler is also the 732,696th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 157 people.

This last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 5,543 people, or 1 in 1,536. In Austria it is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 40 percent live, Carinthia, where 21 percent live and Upper Austria, where 10 percent live. Besides Austria this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Kofler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kofler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kofler surname grew 1,930 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kofler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kofler surname are 19.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kofler earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning 263,301 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köfler94671/
Koffler922,528/
Kopfler9281/
Koefler9265/
Koufler921/
Koflere921/
Kofhler921/
Koepfler86111/
Koeffler86104/
Kofflert865/
Kossfler861/
Kophfler860/
Kefler83259/
Cofler83198/
Kafler8343/
Käfler831/
Koflerová8014/
Koepffler800/
Keffler77341/
Coffler77202/
Köpfler77135/
Köffler77135/
Kaffler77100/
Kaufler7797/
Keefler7726/
Keufler779/
Khafler771/
Kefhler771/
Cofller771/
Kepfler770/
Cosfler770/
Kofflerová753/
Kofflerova751/
Kaflr732/
Kauffler712/
Keefhler710/
Cafler679/
Keffeller676/
Kefelr671/
Köflerová671/
Kaflre671/
Coffeller670/

Kofler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kofler in the Russian language
Кофлерkofler-

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