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In the entire world, Kaufmann (Kaufmann , Кауфман , קאופמן ) is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom female first name. The forename Kaufmann is habitual in Switzerland, where it is a rare unisex name, Austria, where it is a rare male name, and Italy, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany. Much more frequently, Kaufmann is the last name as well as the forename.
Kaufmann is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kaufmann , the operatic character in the opera Jakob Lenz by Wolfgang Rihm.