Hofbauer Surname

28,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Hofbauer Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked a farm.

Hofbauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria8,7111:97857
Germany6,9661:11,5571,478
United States1,3571:267,10325,131
France2351:282,65043,409
Czechia2121:50,1588,403
Romania1471:136,58414,745
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Poland1181:322,10837,500
Hungary921:106,69910,245
Australia611:442,55234,724
Sweden531:185,78812,836
England351:1,591,94567,242
Slovenia331:75,38410,217
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Norway91:571,36544,190
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Hofbauer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked a farm.

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

Hofbauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofbauer is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofbauer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,951st most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 392,860 people. Hofbauer occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Hofbauer live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 8,711 people, or 1 in 978. In Austria Hofbauer is most frequent in: Lower Austria, where 36 percent reside, Vienna, where 30 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Austria Hofbauer is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Hofbauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofbauer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofbauer surname grew 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hofbauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hofbauer last name are 7.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hofbauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.65% more than the national average, earning 542,125 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,700 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $44,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $57,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffbauer94777/
Khofbauer941/
Hoofbauer941/
Hofbaur93118/
Hafbauer883/
Hofbouer882/
Gofbauer882/
Hoffbaur880/
Hofbauerová84232/
Hofbauerova845/
Haufbauer823/
Hoffbouer820/
Hofboer8030/
Hofbour800/
Hoffbour753/
Hoffboer750/
Hoffbower711/
Hoffbeyer710/
Hoofbower710/
Hafbour671/

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Hofbauer Reference & Research

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