Hoefgen Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hoefgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoefgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Hoefgen Last Name Facts

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

Hoefgen is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hoefgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Hoefgen are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hoefgen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 24 percent reside, Kansas, where 22 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 20 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Hoefgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoefgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoefgen last name rose 785 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoefgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hoefgen surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoefgen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.02% less than the national average, earning $28,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeffgen9325/
Hofgen922/
Hefgen920/
Hoffgen8632/
Hoefjen860/
Efgen8326/
Effgen77799/
Höfgen77488/
Howgen772/
Hafgen770/
Höffgen71580/
Joebgen7158/
Heubgen719/
Effgenn711/
Gaefgen711/
Ofgin677/
Afgen674/
Hübgen6287/
Afgeen627/
Hawgen623/
Hubgen622/
Huvgen621/
Havgen621/
Afgn5569/
Evgn553/
Afgin50250/
Ubgen5011/
Afghn504/
Khaewjeen501/

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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 Hoefgen
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