Hof Surname
Approximately 13,158 people bear this surname
Hof Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller in a courtyard or fenced-in place; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.
Hof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5,406 | 1:3,124 | 250 |
| Germany | 3,960 | 1:20,330 | 2,695 |
| United States | 1,651 | 1:219,539 | 21,324 |
| France | 593 | 1:112,011 | 16,762 |
| Switzerland | 402 | 1:20,430 | 3,282 |
| Austria | 242 | 1:35,188 | 5,657 |
| Canada | 186 | 1:198,095 | 19,415 |
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Turkey | 83 | 1:937,607 | 43,462 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Ukraine | 53 | 1:858,919 | 84,338 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
The alternate forms: Hóf (7) are calculated separately.
Hof (239) may also be a first name.
Hof Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller in a courtyard or fenced-in place; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.
Hof Demographics
Hof Political Affiliation
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Hof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hof occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Hóf. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hof? popularity and diffusion
Hof is the 39,893rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 553,849 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Hof are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hof is also the 578,640th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 239 people.
This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,406 people, or 1 in 3,124. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 20 percent live, South Holland, where 19 percent live and Overijssel, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Hof occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Hof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hof last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hof surname are 18.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hof earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.9% more than the national average, earning 480,711 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 174.21% more than the national average, earning R 651,624 per year; in United States they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $43,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,622 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hóf | 89 | 7 | / |
| Hoff | 86 | 52,371 | / |
| Hopf | 86 | 13,665 | / |
| Hoof | 86 | 2,275 | / |
| Hoft | 86 | 974 | / |
| Hofs | 86 | 894 | / |
| Houf | 86 | 761 | / |
| Hofe | 86 | 744 | / |
| Hohf | 86 | 184 | / |
| Khof | 86 | 26 | / |
| Chof | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hofp | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hoif | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hjof | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hoyf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hosf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hotf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Howf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hojf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hofz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hofh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Of | 80 | 658 | / |
| Hooft | 75 | 2,010 | / |
| Hopfe | 75 | 1,275 | / |
| Chouf | 75 | 849 | / |
| Houff | 75 | 774 | / |
| Hoffe | 75 | 521 | / |
| Hoofs | 75 | 513 | / |
| Khouf | 75 | 408 | / |
| Khoif | 75 | 373 | / |
| Hoffs | 75 | 351 | / |
| Hooff | 75 | 300 | / |
| Hoofe | 75 | 198 | / |
| Houfe | 75 | 109 | / |
| Hopff | 75 | 92 | / |
| Hofft | 75 | 55 | / |
| Choff | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hofsø | 75 | 36 | / |
| Hoydf | 75 | 25 | / |
| Khoof | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chofe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Choif | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hoopf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Housf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hossf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hofth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huoft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khofe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hootf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hof't | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoytf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hohsf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hodfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoift | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoofp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Howff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoyft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Houfs | 75 | 0 | / |
| How | 67 | 21,448 | / |
| Ouf | 67 | 20,716 | / |
| Hob | 67 | 2,541 | / |
| Hov | 67 | 2,185 | / |
| Off | 67 | 1,928 | / |
| Haf | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Ofe | 67 | 1,124 | / |
| Oof | 67 | 383 | / |
| Gof | 67 | 321 | / |
| Owf | 67 | 311 | / |
| Oft | 67 | 243 | / |
| Choffe | 67 | 193 | / |
| Osf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ohf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hofová | 67 | 31 | / |
| Oif | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jof | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hopffe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ahf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ozf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chohfe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ofs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uof | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Odf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Otf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choufe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofz | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Hoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| O'F | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiffs | 67 | 0 | / |
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