Hoef Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Hoef (51) may also be a first name.

Hoef Last Name Facts

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

Hoef is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 814,680th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Hoef occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Hoef reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 29 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Iowa, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Hoef exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and Belgium, where 16 percent are found.

Hoef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoef surname increased 696 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoef are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Hoef earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning $38,413 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeft896,881/
Hoefs891,723/
Hoepf89195/
Hoeff8965/
Choef8913/
Hoefp892/
Hoefe892/
Hoesf891/
Oef864/
Hoefft8056/
Hoeffs8036/
Choeff8023/
Hoeffe804/
Hoepft800/
Hoof752,275/
Houf75761/
Hoev7581/
Oeft7536/
Oeff7514/
Hoew758/
Howf752/
Goef752/
Haef752/
Oedf752/
Oefe751/
Oevf751/
Ahef751/
Heuf751/
Oefh751/
Oezf751/
Uoef751/
Hevf751/
Houff67774/
Heuft67682/
Haefs67671/
Heuff67376/
Hooff67300/
Hoheb67244/
Hoofe67198/
Houfe67109/
Heufs6750/
Khaef6749/
Haeft6747/
Choev6724/
Hoewt6723/
Goepf679/
Haeff679/
Hoopf677/
Haefe676/
Oefch676/
Khoev675/
Goeff675/
Housf675/
Chaef674/
Jahef673/
Joefh672/
Houft671/
Hohev671/
Hoeph671/
Oheff671/
Aheif671/
Ahief671/
Khoew671/
Oepfe671/
Ehoev671/
Howff670/
Houfs670/
Oheif670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoef
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