Hofels Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Hofels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Höfels (186) are calculated separately.
Hofels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hofels is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Höfels. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofels? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Hofels occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hofels live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Hofels is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Canada Hofels is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Höfels | 94 | 186 | / |
| Hoefels | 92 | 68 | / |
| Hoffels | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ofels | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hafels | 83 | 29 | / |
| Hofles | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heffels | 77 | 759 | / |
| Chofles | 77 | 67 | / |
| Höffels | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hofelch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoffles | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ofles | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afels | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hauffels | 71 | 5 | / |
| Offles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eufels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haussfels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offless | 62 | 76 | / |
| Jaffels | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chafles | 62 | 1 | / |
| Goffils | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ophaels | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afles | 55 | 4 | / |
| Haflz | 55 | 2 | / |
| Afils | 55 | 2 | / |
| Efils | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ofljt | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aufles | 50 | 77 | / |
| Ophüls | 50 | 61 | / |
| Aufils | 50 | 37 | / |
| Jafles | 50 | 5 | / |
| Ophils | 50 | 2 | / |
| Haflez | 50 | 1 | / |
| Effles | 50 | 0 | / |
| Gafles | 50 | 0 | / |
| Apfles | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Hofels
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