Hofert Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hofert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4311:186,78821,724
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
France531:1,253,259128,888
Australia411:658,43245,385
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
England321:1,741,18971,393
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Höfert (519) are calculated separately.

Hofert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofert is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Höfert. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofert is the 397,537th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. Hofert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Hofert are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 186,788. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent live, Brandenburg, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany Hofert is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Hofert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hofert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hofert last name grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hofert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofert surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hofert earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 32.4% more than the national average, earning R 314,640 per year and in United States they earn 29.16% more than the national average, earning $55,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfert94519/
Hoffert923,506/
Hoefert92703/
Hoferdt9215/
Hoferte923/
Hopfert921/
Hoferts921/
Hoofert920/
Hofer9173,348/
Ofert9132/
Hofferth86205/
Hoeffert8622/
Hoffeurt864/
Hoffer8314,634/
Hopfer831,628/
Offert83149/
Hofart83121/
Hoofer8379/
Chofer8346/
Houfer8344/
Gofert8339/
Hofher8336/
Hefert8319/
Hafert8318/
Khofer836/
Hofier831/
Oefert831/
Hofeer831/
Opfert830/
Hoifer830/
Hofort830/
Hosfer830/
Hoferd830/
Ofer801,314/
Chouffert8025/
Hofheirts800/
Hoffart772,828/
Hofherr77901/
Gopfert77185/
Haffert77151/
Hoffort77134/
Hoopfer77130/
Hopffer77115/
Hofferd7792/
Heufert7760/
Goffert7736/
Hoffere7729/
Höferth7725/
Höpfert7720/
Haufert7716/
Chafert779/
Heffert777/
Hofardt776/
Khoffer774/
Choffer773/
Joffert773/
Huoffer772/
Goferth772/
Hoffier772/
Choifer772/
Höffert772/
Ouffert771/
Hooferd771/
Hoofier771/
Hoefort771/
Hofferr771/
Hoffher771/
Hopferp771/
Hoodfer771/
Chofere771/
Chofeur771/
Hepfert770/
Hooffer770/
Offertt770/
Hosferd770/
Hophfer770/
Hoforth770/
Hoffirt770/
Hafer736,443/
Offer734,035/
Opfer732,314/
Ofere731,319/
Gofer73165/
Jofer7370/
Hofir7362/
Efert7343/
Ofier7336/
Oifer7335/
Ofort7315/
Ofger734/
Oufer734/
Ofart732/
Afert732/
Hofyr731/
Owfer731/
Hofre731/
Hófer731/
Ofeer731/
Odfer731/
Ofeir731/
Oferr731/
Ahfer731/
Ohfer730/
Hoffarth712,031/
Choffeur71342/
Hoferová71252/
Hofforth7143/
Hoffherr7125/
Choffier7113/
Ofhearts7112/
Hoffardt719/
Hoferova714/
Choiffer712/
Hoefarth711/
Hoffahrt711/
Go'pfert711/
Chofferd710/
Hoofarth710/
Ashferth710/
Chafer672,738/
Offret67836/
Haffer67618/
Effert67550/
Chauffert67343/
Chofre67323/
Goffer67283/
Gafert67220/
Joffer67179/
Offere67149/
Offort67145/
Haufer6776/
Hofferová6774/
Chouffier6762/
Khofir6745/
Haferd6740/
Hoford6738/
Ehvert6727/
Chouffeur6726/
Heufer6724/
Oiffer6720/
Cháfer6716/
Gofear6715/
Hafeer6714/
Hoffre6712/
Goofer6710/
Ashfer6710/
Hafeur6710/
Houfir6710/
Khafer679/
Opffer678/
Heferd676/
Chofir675/
Chàfer675/
Hafort674/
Hopher673/
Hofferova673/
Hatfer672/
Oforth672/
Hafret672/
Jafert672/
Ahafer672/
Hopferová672/
O'Fort672/
Offerd671/
Ofearr671/
Offier671/
Ouffer671/
Hofard671/
Höfertová671/
Hjafer671/
Haferr671/
Haferz671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Gofeer671/
Affert671/
Offart671/
Hadfer671/
Aufert671/
Chãfer671/
Joufer671/
Offfer671/
Goufer670/
Gopfer670/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Hafart670/
Hoffir670/
Ofarth670/
Eufert670/

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