Cognomen Christoffel (Christoffel 
, Christophorus 
, Χριστόφορος 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The family name Christoffel is habitual in Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, where it is a rare surname, and North Macedonia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Germany, and Switzerland. More frequently, Christoffel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Christoffel | Germany, South Africa, United States, Indonesia, Switzerland |
| Christophorus | Germany, South Africa, United States, Netherlands, Indonesia |
| Χριστόφορος | Greece |
Cristóbal, Cristóvão, Stoffel, Кристофер, and Чристоффел
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elwin bruno christoffel German mathematician, DE (b. 1829) |
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| rageth christoffel Swiss educationist (1810-1875), CH (b. 1810) |
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hans christoffel military officer, NL (b. 1865) |
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ernst jakob christoffel German Evangelical pastor and founder of the Christian Blind Mission (1876-1955), DE (b. 1876) |
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| eduard christoffel SE (b. 1826) |
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| anton christoffel (Swiss, 1871–1953), CH (b. 1871) |
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| louis christoffel wrestler, BE (b. 1886) |
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| hans christoffel Swiss psychiatrist (1888-1959), CH (b. 1888) |
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| ulrich christoffel student of Wölfflin, CH (b. 1891) |
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| karl christoffel German politician and author (1895-1986), DE (b. 1895) |
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| franz christoffel (b. 1898) |
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| maria juliana christoffel (1917-2001) (b. 1917) |
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| martin christoffel chess player (1922-2001), CH (b. 1922) |
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| edgar christoffel German teacher and author, DE (b. 1929) |
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| david alec christoffel geophysicist in New Zealand (1929–2014) (b. 1929) |
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