Offen Surname

192,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Offen Surname Definition:

(from a place name) Offen, or Ofen, is the German name for Buda, part of the city of Budapest.

Offen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5611:646,09451,847
Germany5521:145,84317,568
England3911:142,50113,810
Niger1631:117,7424,629
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Canada851:433,47837,831
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Australia681:396,99632,204
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Öffen (1) are calculated separately.

Offen (188) may also be a first name.

Offen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) Offen, or Ofen, is the German name for Buda, part of the city of Budapest.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Offen Last Name Facts

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

Offen (Russian: Оффен) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Öffen. Click here for further possible spellings of Offen.

How Common Is The Last Name Offen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Offen is the 192,064th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Offen live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Offen is also the 663,277th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 188 people.

Offen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 646,094. In The United States Offen is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Offen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Offen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Offen surname grew 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Offen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Offen last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Offen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.72% more than the national average, earning R 443,712 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $45,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öffen931/
Hoffen91126/
Goffen9139/
Oeffen913/
Offien912/
Ouffen912/
Offend912/
Offent911/
Ofen89389/
Offn8917/
Hoffend83193/
Hoffoen833/
Goiffen833/
Houffen831/
Gooffen831/
Hoffien830/
Goffeen830/
Offin801,483/
Offem80763/
Hofen80268/
Effen80156/
Affen80124/
Gofen8078/
Ofien8050/
Oufen8019/
Offng8010/
Offne804/
Ofenn802/
Opfen801/
Ofeng801/
Ofeen801/
Oefen800/
Hoffengh776/
Offenová775/
Hooffenn770/
Ofn7511/
Goffin738,532/
Gaffen73238/
Hofenk73200/
Haffen73110/
Offion7385/
Offing7384/
Hoffin7367/
Hopfen7362/
Affend7328/
Hoefen7325/
Gohfen7313/
Hoffem7312/
Heffen7311/
Offina7310/
Affien738/
Ofenne733/
Effien733/
Uoffng731/
Ousfen731/
Offind731/
Affeng731/
Euffen731/
Gofeen731/
Offfin731/
Ooffng731/
Affeen731/
Houfen731/
Hoofen731/
Offemk731/
Eeffen730/
Ofem6722,300/
Afen671,023/
Hauffen67200/
Ofin67191/
Efen67158/
Hoffing6772/
Hoofien6766/
Houffin6729/
Gouffin676/
Houfeng675/
Gofn675/
Ofyn674/
Ofnc673/
Oyfn672/
Ofnh671/
Hofn671/
Ofnt671/
Haffend671/
Goiffin671/
Heffien671/
Ofne671/
Huofeng671/
Ovfn671/
Otfn671/
Ohfn671/
Ofnd671/
Ofnn671/
Gooffin670/
Heffeen670/

Offen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Offen in the Russian language
Оффенoffen-

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