Hoefs Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0211:355,00431,741
Netherlands2981:56,6689,739
Germany2891:278,56629,283
Canada371:995,82774,831
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Hoefs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoefs has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,904th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,229,568 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hoefs reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,021 people, or 1 in 355,004. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 30 percent live, Minnesota, where 20 percent live and North Dakota, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States Hoefs exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Hoefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoefs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoefs surname grew 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoefs are 10.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoefs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning 260,451 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.53% more than the national average, earning $71,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeffs9136/
Hofs89894/
Hoef89342/
Hefs892/
Hoeft806,881/
Haefs80671/
Hoofs80513/
Hoffs80351/
Hoepf80195/
Hoeff8065/
Heufs8050/
Hofsø8036/
Choef8013/
Hoefe802/
Hoebs802/
Hoefp802/
Heefs801/
Heffs801/
Hoesf801/
Goefs800/
Houfs800/
Ofs759/
Efs755/
Oef754/
Haeffs7365/
Hoefft7356/
Choeff7323/
Hoeffe734/
Joeffs730/
Hoepft730/
Hafs671,504/
Höfs671,287/
Hews67514/
Hows67381/
Effs67183/
Hoev6781/
Oeft6736/
Oeff6714/
Hufs6712/
Hoew678/
Hoebsch677/
Hefz673/
Haef672/
Goef672/
Aefs672/
Oedf672/
Ahef671/
Efss671/
Ofss671/
Oefh671/
Ofsj671/
Offs671/
Oefe671/
Oesv671/
Oevf671/
Oezf671/
Uoef671/
Hofz671/
Evfs671/

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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
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  • 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 Hoefs
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