Hoffmann Surname
Approximately 370,350 people bear this surname
Hoffmann Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
Hoffmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 275,891 | 1:292 | 10 |
| Brazil | 23,698 | 1:9,033 | 545 |
| United States | 23,520 | 1:15,411 | 1,953 |
| Austria | 6,379 | 1:1,335 | 92 |
| Poland | 6,365 | 1:5,972 | 714 |
| Luxembourg | 4,618 | 1:126 | 5 |
| Australia | 4,140 | 1:6,521 | 958 |
| Hungary | 3,320 | 1:2,957 | 338 |
| Argentina | 2,539 | 1:16,835 | 1,465 |
| South Africa | 2,508 | 1:21,602 | 2,737 |
| Switzerland | 2,458 | 1:3,341 | 442 |
| Canada | 1,522 | 1:24,209 | 3,288 |
| France | 1,288 | 1:51,570 | 6,770 |
| Netherlands | 1,128 | 1:14,971 | 2,247 |
| Czechia | 1,103 | 1:9,640 | 1,270 |
| Denmark | 1,006 | 1:5,611 | 518 |
| Belgium | 921 | 1:12,483 | 1,869 |
| Chile | 876 | 1:20,110 | 1,291 |
| England | 644 | 1:86,519 | 9,455 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Thailand | 573 | 1:123,278 | 18,535 |
| Sweden | 519 | 1:18,973 | 1,592 |
| Spain | 483 | 1:96,795 | 8,003 |
| Norway | 344 | 1:14,949 | 1,767 |
| Paraguay | 307 | 1:23,572 | 901 |
| New Zealand | 284 | 1:15,945 | 2,783 |
| Mexico | 247 | 1:502,535 | 8,996 |
| Italy | 234 | 1:261,353 | 34,582 |
| Venezuela | 196 | 1:154,102 | 4,702 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Slovakia | 155 | 1:34,429 | 6,239 |
| Bolivia | 152 | 1:69,845 | 3,253 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Romania | 133 | 1:150,961 | 15,970 |
| New Caledonia | 130 | 1:2,125 | 200 |
| Namibia | 124 | 1:19,431 | 3,426 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Ecuador | 113 | 1:140,760 | 6,932 |
| Russia | 106 | 1:1,359,651 | 95,867 |
| French Polynesia | 92 | 1:3,052 | 652 |
| Ireland | 79 | 1:59,607 | 4,006 |
| Croatia | 76 | 1:55,640 | 10,530 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Greece | 67 | 1:165,370 | 26,937 |
| Peru | 63 | 1:504,510 | 14,225 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Uruguay | 56 | 1:61,281 | 6,605 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Costa Rica | 50 | 1:95,601 | 1,659 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Guatemala | 45 | 1:357,393 | 4,827 |
| Lithuania | 35 | 1:86,703 | 12,314 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 1:2,559 | 275 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 132 | 1:184,662 | 15,113 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,627 | 1:13,846 | 1,777 |
The alternate forms: Höffmann (176) are calculated separately.
Hoffmann (327) may also be a first name.
Hoffmann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
Hoffmann Demographics
Average Hoffmann Salary in
United States
$48,453 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hoffmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoffmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoffmann is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Höffmann. Click here for other possible spellings of Hoffmann.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoffmann? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,450th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,677 people. The surname Hoffmann is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hoffmann reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hoffmann is also the 484,932nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 327 people.
The last name Hoffmann is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 275,891 people, or 1 in 292. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany Hoffmann is found in 135 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Hoffmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hoffmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoffmann surname rose 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 488 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,317 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoffmann Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Hoffmann surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58% registered with the party.
The amount Hoffmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning €32,906 per year; in Norway they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning 432,141 kr per year; in Peru they earn 564.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 128,876 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.68% more than the national average, earning R 360,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $20,829,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,655 CAD per year.
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Hoffmann Reference & Research
Hoffman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hoffman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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