Hoefer Surname

96,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoefer Surname Definition:

(German) One who owned or worked a farm; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.

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Hoefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4281:105,73511,609
Germany1,2021:66,9768,556
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada721:511,74443,418
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
France161:4,151,420237,746
Austria151:567,69652,281
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

Hoefer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who owned or worked a farm; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.

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Hoefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoefer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,416th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,477,305 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hoefer live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Hoefer is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,428 people, or 1 in 105,735. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Iowa, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Hoefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoefer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,002 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoefer last name are 14.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.41% registered with the party.

The amount Hoefer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning R 276,648 per year; in United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $54,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoefert92703/
Hoeffer92290/
Hoepfer9287/
Hoefger922/
Hoefier921/
Hofer9173,348/
Hefer911,938/
Hoefe912/
Hoeffert8622/
Choepfer861/
Hoffer8314,634/
Heffer831,936/
Hopfer831,628/
Hepfer83911/
Haefer83224/
Heefer83119/
Hoofer8379/
Houfer8344/
Hofher8336/
Heufer8324/
Hoeffe834/
Hoefie832/
Hofier831/
Oefert831/
Hofeer831/
Hoefge830/
Ofer801,314/
Efer80103/
Oefe801/
Hofherr77901/
Heeffer77169/
Hoopfer77130/
Hopffer77115/
Goepfer77104/
Heufert7760/
Chaefer7712/
Haeffer779/
Hoeffes772/
Hoffier772/
Hofferr771/
Hoffher771/
Heffier771/
Khaefer771/
Hooffer770/
Heuferd770/
Hoeffed770/
Hophfer770/
Joepfer770/
Höfer7316,828/
Hafer736,443/
Offer734,035/
Opfer732,314/
Hufer73563/
Effer73495/
Efeer7398/
Hofir7362/
Ofier7336/
Eufer7333/
Häfer7331/
Hoefi738/
Haefe736/
Oufer734/
Efeir732/
Hofyr731/
Owfer731/
Ewfer731/
Efier731/
Hófer731/
Hüfer731/
Ofeer731/
Ofeir731/
Oferr731/
Ahfer731/
Oepfe731/
Ohfer730/
Hoffherr7125/
Chaeffer7115/
Chouifer713/
Huffer674,006/
Hupfer673,612/
Hepher67666/
Haffer67618/
Höfert67519/
Höffer67474/
Hüffer67438/
Höpfer67296/
Haufer6776/
Hafeer6714/
Hufert6710/
Hafeur6710/
Houfir6710/
Gaefer679/
Opffer678/
Hoeffi678/
Hopher673/
Effier673/
Effeir672/
Aaefer672/
Ahafer672/
Ofearr671/
Offier671/
Ouffer671/
Oheefe671/
Hufere671/
Haefeh671/
Haefey671/
Haferr671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Upheer671/
Hutfer671/
Offfer671/
Goufer670/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Hoffir670/
Eufert670/

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Hoefer Reference & Research

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