Hofele Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hofele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5951:135,30316,470
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Höfele (293) are calculated separately.

Hofele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofele is found most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Höfele. Click here for further potential spellings of Hofele.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofele? popularity and diffusion

Hofele is the 458,119th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hofele live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 135,303. In Germany Hofele is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 91 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Hofele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hofele surname grew 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofele surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Hofele earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfele94293/
Hoffele92140/
Hoefele9246/
Hofeler9214/
Hofelie921/
Hofle91204/
Ofele91125/
Hohfeler8610/
Hoeffele860/
Hofesler860/
Hoffeler860/
Hopfelle860/
Häfele834,388/
Hefele832,804/
Hafele83965/
Offele83198/
Oefele83179/
Chofle8367/
Ofoele8330/
Ofeile834/
Otfele833/
Hofela832/
Ofelej831/
Hofale831/
Hoffle831/
Houfle831/
Jofele831/
Ofelle831/
Hoofle830/
Ofle801,307/
Choffelle801/
Haefele771,917/
Heffele77486/
Haffele77129/
Häffele7779/
Höfeler7729/
Hofilea775/
Hafaele772/
Chofela772/
Offelie771/
Offelle771/
Hefeleu771/
Hoffely771/
Höffele771/
Hoffelé771/
Hasfele770/
Hafeley770/
Offeler770/
Hofiler770/
Afele731,259/
Oofle73547/
Efele73414/
Ofole73387/
Öfele73122/
Ofile7371/
Ofela7365/
Ofeli7357/
Hafle7355/
Ofale7341/
Oufle7317/
Ofeil737/
Offle731/
Hofelich71478/
Haeffele71413/
Höffeler7114/
Heffeley712/
Chophele712/
Hosfeild711/
Hofelith711/
Hazfeler710/
Chafelle710/
Gofeeley710/
Chafle675,652/
Häfeli671,471/
Efoele67370/
Hafeli67285/
Efaele67260/
Offleh67125/
Offole6795/
Ofelia6764/
Jofile6762/
Ofolee6760/
Hafely6758/
Oefile6750/
Oefeli6732/
Affele6731/
Hofila6728/
Afelea6727/
Ofelio6720/
Ouffle6719/
Hefeli6718/
Ophele6715/
Hefely6715/
Aphele6712/
Hafile679/
Ofeild676/
Oufela676/
Offela676/
Hafela675/
Ofieli675/
Ofelyi675/
Afeele675/
Hofoli674/
Afiele674/
Ofoleh674/
Gafele674/
Efeile672/
Ofeely672/
Ofoley672/
Hefile672/
Hafale672/
Afeile672/
Effele672/
Gofile672/
Afeles672/
Ofyole671/
Haffle671/
Aafele671/
Afaele671/
Afelet671/
Ofoeli671/
Hauffeler671/
Ofiole671/
Ofaile671/
Ofalea671/
Ofeala671/
Efelie671/
Ofille671/
Ofeali671/
Oofleh671/
Offeli671/
Ofiles671/
Afelie671/
Ofeill670/
Efeley670/
Offale670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hofele
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