Moffen Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ireland

Moffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France151:4,428,181244,602
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Moffen Last Name Facts

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

Moffen is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moffen is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Moffen is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Moffen reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 4,428,181. In France Moffen is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 93 percent are found and Guadeloupe, where 7 percent are found. Beside France Moffen occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Moffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moffen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Moffen last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofen91328/
Meffen83303/
Mojfen8314/
Mofeng8310/
Moffin835/
Maffen832/
Moufen832/
Mohfen831/
Moffnt831/
Moyfen831/
Mofeun831/
Mofn803/
Mmofeng774/
Mosfeng771/
Moufeng771/
Mofin7331/
Mafen7321/
Mefen736/
Mofem732/
Mofne731/
Mofina67397/
Maffin67289/
Mafeng67104/
Meffin6748/
Masfen6729/
Mophen6710/
Madfen679/
Mohven679/
Mhafen677/
Mafeun673/
Mafeen673/
Mofing672/
Mohfin671/
Modfin671/
Maafen671/
Mahfen671/
Meefen671/
Moufem671/
Mosfin671/
Matfen670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Moffen
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