Nöfer Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nöfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nöfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Nofer (247) are calculated separately.

Nöfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nöfer occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Nofer. For other potential spellings of Nöfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nöfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nöfer is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. Nöfer is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nöfer reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Nöfer is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found, Bavaria, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Besides Germany Nöfer is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofer93247/
Nafer80175/
Nefer80125/
Nawfer731,386/
Nowfer73697/
Nafeer73418/
Neufer73401/
Newfer7380/
Noffer7366/
Naffer7358/
Näpfer7340/
Nepfer7333/
Nofeur7319/
Noefer7311/
Neffer7310/
Nofier732/
Napfer731/
Naïfer731/
Nuifer731/
Neefer730/
Nahfer730/
Nafe673,064/
Neuffer671,555/
Nefe67217/
Näfe67131/
Nofe67101/
Naffier6734/
Neufher671/
Newffer671/
Nowfeer671/
Nawfeer671/
Noffeur671/
Napfier670/

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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 Nöfer
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