Hofer Surname
Approximately 73,348 people bear this surname
Hofer Surname Definition:
(German) One who owned or worked a farm; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameHofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 24,034 | 1:354 | 10 |
| Germany | 14,474 | 1:5,562 | 671 |
| Switzerland | 13,357 | 1:615 | 29 |
| United States | 9,627 | 1:37,650 | 4,656 |
| Italy | 4,997 | 1:12,239 | 1,943 |
| Canada | 2,813 | 1:13,098 | 1,934 |
| France | 698 | 1:95,161 | 13,878 |
| Argentina | 334 | 1:127,974 | 10,841 |
| Brazil | 296 | 1:723,224 | 26,468 |
| Philippines | 272 | 1:372,199 | 49,028 |
| Thailand | 227 | 1:311,182 | 53,606 |
| Czechia | 226 | 1:47,051 | 7,851 |
| Croatia | 200 | 1:21,143 | 4,399 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Hungary | 119 | 1:82,490 | 8,257 |
| Romania | 111 | 1:180,882 | 18,470 |
| Poland | 110 | 1:345,534 | 39,240 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Sweden | 102 | 1:96,537 | 7,015 |
| Netherlands | 99 | 1:170,578 | 24,763 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Chile | 82 | 1:214,835 | 6,713 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Slovakia | 53 | 1:100,688 | 19,203 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Serbia | 44 | 1:162,385 | 10,827 |
| Liechtenstein | 44 | 1:872 | 105 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Slovenia | 37 | 1:67,234 | 9,657 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,021 | 1:49,186 | 5,602 |
The alternate forms: Höfer (16,828) & Hófer (1) are calculated separately.
Hofer (320) may also be a first name.
Hofer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who owned or worked a farm; one who came from Hof (farm), in Germany.
(German), Hufner, Possessor of a hide of land, or Hofherr, Courtier, Landlord, Lord of the manor. In the Tyrol, “hofer” signifies huckster.
User-submitted Reference
Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.
- deleted-38074Hofer Demographics
Average Male Hofer Height
177.05 cm
Average Female Hofer Height
164.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hofer (Arabic: هوفر) occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Höfer or Hófer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofer? popularity and diffusion
Hofer is the 7,740th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 99,356 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hofer live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 490,671st most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 320 people.
This surname is most common in Austria, where it is carried by 24,034 people, or 1 in 354. In Austria Hofer is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 24 percent live, Styria, where 20 percent live and Lower Austria, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Austria it occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent live and Switzerland, where 18 percent live.
Hofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hofer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 943 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 856 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hofer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hofer surname are 15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.77% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hofer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning 319,159 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,408 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning R 253,656 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,023 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hofer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hofer in the Arabic language | ||
| هوفر | hwfr | - |
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Hofer Reference & Research
Huffer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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