Hoffstad Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hoffstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoffstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hoffstad Last Name Facts

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

Hoffstad is most common in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Hoffstad live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

Hoffstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 4 percent are found and Western Norway, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Sweden, where 18 percent are found.

Hoffstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoffstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoffstad surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoffstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoffstad are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoffstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 117.81% more than the national average, earning 753,791 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffstadt94794/
Hoffstead94146/
Hofstad931,759/
Offstad937/
Hofstadt88338/
Hofstead8832/
Hoffstat881/
Ofstad86941/
Hofsta86357/
Hofshtadt822/
Hoofstadt821/
Hoofstead821/
Haffstadt820/
Hoffstodt820/
Hoffstate820/
Hafstad80794/
Hovstad80161/
Ofstead8052/
Hofstat800/
Hoffstatte781/
Hoffstot7581/
Hafstead756/
Hofstatt753/
Hafstadt750/
Ovstad7169/
Gofshtadt714/
Hafsta711/
Efstad711/
Owstad711/
Hovsta710/
Ofstod710/
Hoffstott710/
Havstad67155/
Hafstað6736/
Hobszta6713/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hoffstad
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