Hoffmeyer Surname

136,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Hoffmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoffmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7601:205,94320,199
Germany1,1271:71,4339,076
Switzerland1241:66,2338,050
Denmark1061:53,2525,465
Canada891:413,99536,402
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Greenland71:8,054710
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Hoffmeyer (10) may also be a first name.

Hoffmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Hoffmeyer is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffmeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,812th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,222,490 people. Hoffmeyer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Hoffmeyer are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hoffmeyer is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Hoffmeyer is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,760 people, or 1 in 205,943. In The United States Hoffmeyer is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Hoffmeyer is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Hoffmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoffmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoffmeyer last name increased 713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoffmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hoffmeyer surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hoffmeyer are 16.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoffmeyer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.29% less than the national average, earning R 151,404 per year; in United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofmeyer941,541/
Hoffmyer945/
Hoffmeyr943/
Hoffmeier891,673/
Hoffmayer8959/
Hoffmyier893/
Haffmeyer891/
Hoefmeyer891/
Heffmeyer890/
Hofmeyr881,697/
Hofmyer885/
Hofmeier821,574/
Hofmayer82409/
Hoffmeir8222/
Hoffmaier7821/
Hoffmauer780/
Hofmayr75113/
Hofmeir7543/
Hofmier751/
Offmier750/
Hofmeur750/
Hofmaier71807/
Hefmeier713/
Hoffmaur710/
Hofmair63222/
Ofmeire633/
Höfmaier591/

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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 Hoffmeyer
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