Oeffner Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oeffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oeffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1791:449,75139,926
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Oeffner Last Name Facts

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

Oeffner is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oeffner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 827,165th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Oeffner is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Oeffner are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Oeffner is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany Oeffner is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 49 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Oeffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oeffner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oeffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oeffner last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.38% registered with the political party.

Oeffner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $46,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeffner93992/
Offner922,660/
Effner92809/
Oefner92360/
Hoepffner88132/
Heffner8611,614/
Hoffner863,960/
Hoefner86440/
Aeffner8633/
Oefnner864/
Offnerr861/
Ofner834,743/
Efner83110/
Hoepfner802,244/
Haeffner801,108/
Hueffner8039/
Heaffner8013/
Eiffener807/
Heiffner804/
Heeffner803/
Hieffner801/
Oechfner801/
Heuffner801/
Goeffney801/
Hoejfner801/
Heffnier800/
Hefner7713,397/
Hofner771,745/
Uffner77226/
Öffner77137/
Opfner773/
Eifner773/
Affner772/
Ohfner771/
Hepffnner752/
Haedffner751/
Haeffnner751/
Haffner7110,994/
Haefner712,937/
Hopfner711,730/
Häffner711,314/
Heifner711,106/
Heafner71860/
Höffner71778/
Hepfner71465/
Heefner71420/
Huffner71233/
Hüffner71114/
Hiefner7187/
Guffner716/
Aiffner714/
Hoofner713/
Hefnner712/
Heufner712/
Hefneir711/
Hóffner711/
Hefnier710/
Auffner710/
Hewfner710/
Hoffnir710/
Öfner67519/
Ufner6731/
Afner6722/
Ofnir6713/
Aiffener679/
Hoephner676/
Huiffner672/
Hauffner672/
Heifener672/
O'Fenner671/
Hiepfner671/
Heepfner671/
Hafffner671/
Haeffney670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oeffner
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