Hofeman Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hofeman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hofeman Last Name Facts

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

Hofeman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofeman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Hofeman are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Hofeman is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 63 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Hofeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hofeman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofeman last name increased 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofeman Last Name Statistics demography

Hofeman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Hofeman
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