Hoffmann Surname

1,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Hoffmann Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.

Hoffmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany275,8911:29210
Brazil23,6981:9,033545
United States23,5201:15,4111,953
Austria6,3791:1,33592
Poland6,3651:5,972714
Luxembourg4,6181:1265
Australia4,1401:6,521958
Hungary3,3201:2,957338
Argentina2,5391:16,8351,465
South Africa2,5081:21,6022,737
Switzerland2,4581:3,341442
Canada1,5221:24,2093,288
France1,2881:51,5706,770
Netherlands1,1281:14,9712,247
Czechia1,1031:9,6401,270
Denmark1,0061:5,611518
Belgium9211:12,4831,869
Chile8761:20,1101,291
England6441:86,5199,455
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Thailand5731:123,27818,535
Sweden5191:18,9731,592
Spain4831:96,7958,003
Norway3441:14,9491,767
Paraguay3071:23,572901
New Zealand2841:15,9452,783
Mexico2471:502,5358,996
Italy2341:261,35334,582
Venezuela1961:154,1024,702
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Slovakia1551:34,4296,239
Bolivia1521:69,8453,253
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Romania1331:150,96115,970
New Caledonia1301:2,125200
Namibia1241:19,4313,426
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Ecuador1131:140,7606,932
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
French Polynesia921:3,052652
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Croatia761:55,64010,530
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Greece671:165,37026,937
Peru631:504,51014,225
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Uruguay561:61,2816,605
Israel551:155,59316,202
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Lithuania351:86,70312,314
China281:48,832,9132,633
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
Malta181:23,9041,289
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Finland161:343,54424,270
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Liechtenstein151:2,559275
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
India71:109,580,769786,157
Monaco71:5,295668
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Panama51:782,45211,059
Wales51:618,90625,852
Albania41:728,51420,844
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6271:13,8461,777

The alternate forms: Höffmann (176) are calculated separately.

Hoffmann (327) may also be a first name.

Hoffmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hoffmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoffmann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Höffmann. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,450th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,677 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hoffmann reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hoffmann is also the 484,932nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 327 people.

Hoffmann is most common in Germany, where it is held by 275,891 people, or 1 in 292. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 135 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Hoffmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoffmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoffmann surname increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,317 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoffmann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Hoffmann last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58% registered with the political party.

The amount Hoffmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning €32,906 per year; in Norway they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning 432,141 kr per year; in Peru they earn 564.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 128,876 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.68% more than the national average, earning R 360,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $20,829,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höffmann96176/
Khoffmann9452/
Hoeffmann9419/
Hoffmmann946/
Hoffmannn944/
Hofffmann944/
Hoffmamnn942/
Hooffmann941/
Hjoffmann940/
Hoffman93223,445/
Hofmann93203,735/
Offmann93109/
Khoffman88192/
Khofmann88109/
Hopfmann88104/
Haffmann8836/
Goffmann8819/
Hofmannn8811/
Hosffman885/
Hoffmman884/
Houffman884/
Hoffmaan884/
Choffman884/
Hoffmonn884/
Hofmmann884/
Hooffman883/
Hoffmamn883/
Hoffmaun883/
Hopffman882/
Chofmann882/
Joffmann882/
Hoefmann882/
Hofffman881/
Hoffmahn881/
Hoiffman881/
Hoifmann881/
Heffmann881/
Hoffmane881/
Hotffman881/
Hoffmayn881/
Hoeffman880/
Hoofmann880/
Hoffmain880/
Hofman8628,888/
Offman86735/
Ofmann8631/
Hoffmannová841,290/
Hoffmannova8436/
Hauffmann826/
Chaffmann821/
Heuffmann821/
Haffmanne821/
Hhoffmonn821/
Hoefman80742/
Goffman80538/
Hoffmam80460/
Hoofman80421/
Hofmane80176/
Khofman80156/
Effmann8052/
Höfmann8045/
Chofman8027/
Haffman8025/
Hoffmon8025/
Affmann8020/
Hofmman8011/
Hoifman8011/
Heffman809/
Joffman806/
Houfman803/
Hofmand803/
Hopfman802/
Hosfman802/
Hafmann802/
Hoyfman802/
Hefmann802/
Uoffman801/
Hojfman801/
Hofmonn801/
Hofmasn800/
Hofmannová78715/
Hoffmanová78553/
Hoffmanova7824/
Hofmannova788/
Hauffhmann780/
Ofman77918/
Chaffman75314/
Hauffman75117/
Khaffman752/
Huiffman751/
Gaffmann751/
Goifmann751/
Heuffman750/
Haeffman750/
Gooffman750/
Hoffmaim750/
Gofman7112,830/
Hofmanová712,559/
Hofmam71186/
Effman7190/
Oifman7142/
Hofmanova7129/
Oyfman7114/
Jofman7113/
Hafman715/
Hofmon715/
Ofhman715/
Offmam714/
Hausffman714/
Ofmane713/
Hefman712/
Affman711/
Afmann711/
Oufman711/
Ofmanh711/
Offmon711/
Haufman67121/
Goyfman6766/
Goufman6715/
Goifman6712/
Hophman676/
Gaffman675/
Auffman672/
Haffmon672/
Chafman672/
Chefman672/
Haffmam672/
Oufmane671/
Huifman671/
Heufman671/
Euffman671/
Hoffmom671/
Jafmann671/
Ophmann671/
Ochfman671/
Goofman670/
Asfmann670/
Chofmon670/
Hofmmon670/

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Hoffmann Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoffmann
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