Hoefner Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Hoefner Surname Definition:

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

Hoefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Hoefner 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

Hoefner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoefner occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hoefner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 677,464th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname Hoefner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Hoefner are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hoefner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoefner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoefner last name rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoefner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoefner surname are 10.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoefner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning $59,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoepfner932,244/
Hoeffner93992/
Hoejfner931/
Hefner9213,397/
Hofner921,745/
Oefner92360/
Hoepffner88132/
Heffner8611,614/
Hoffner863,960/
Haefner862,937/
Hopfner861,730/
Hepfner86465/
Heefner86420/
Oeffner86335/
Oefnner864/
Hoofner863/
Heufner862/
Hefnner862/
Hefneir861/
Hewfner860/
Hefnier860/
Ofner834,743/
Efner83110/
Haeffner801,108/
Hoephner806/
Heeffner803/
Heuffner801/
Heepfner801/
Oechfner801/
Heffnier800/
Hafner7732,204/
Häfner778,539/
Offner772,660/
Höfner772,617/
Hüfner771,867/
Effner77809/
Hufner77209/
Opfner773/
Ohfner771/
Hefnir770/
Hepffnner752/
Haeffnner751/
Haedffner751/
Joheffner751/
Haffner7110,994/
Höpfner716,711/
Häffner711,314/
Höffner71778/
Hephner71521/
Huffner71233/
Hüffner71114/
Aeffner7133/
Hüpfner719/
Hafnner712/
Hafnier711/
Hafneer711/
Haufner711/
Hóffner711/
Offnerr711/
Hophner711/
Haafner710/
Hoffnir710/
Öfner67519/
Ufner6731/
Afner6722/
Ofnir6713/
Huiffner672/
Hauffner672/
O'Fenner671/
Hafffner671/
Goeffney671/
Haeffney670/

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