Hoffjann Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoffjann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoffjann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Hoffjann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoffjann occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hoffjann.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffjann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hoffjann live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany Hoffjann is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Berlin, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffjan9362/
Hoffjahn8810/
Hoffian802/
Hoffsain751/
Hofian717/
Offian714/
Hovjan711/
Hafjan711/
Hafijan67179/
Hoffson6728/
Hofzang6721/
Khofian6720/
Offiang673/
Hofchan671/
Khafjan671/
Hoffhausen671/
Hoffham671/
Heffian670/

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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 Hoffjann
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