Cognomen Iofe (Iofe 
, Иофе 
) , all around the world, is a rare last name. The surname Iofe is habitual in Georgia, where it is a rare surname, Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Russia, the United States, and Georgia. Very seldom, Iofe is the forename as well as the last name.