Hoffsten Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hoffsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoffsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1361:72,4035,440
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hoffsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoffsten occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hoffsten is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Hoffsten is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Hoffsten are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hoffsten is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 72,403. In Sweden Hoffsten is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 43 percent live, Östergötland County, where 11 percent live and Uppsala County, where 11 percent live. Beside Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Hoffsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hoffsten surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoffsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.13% less than the national average, earning 227,973 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffstuen9423/
Hofsten93120/
Hofsteen8816/
Heffsten887/
Hafsten8086/
Hovsten807/
Hofstin806/
Hobsten802/
Howsten800/
Hofstenová781/
Hafsteen7518/
Hafstienn712/
Obsten711/
Owsten711/
Havsten6711/
Hewsten670/
Havsteen6377/
Absten57159/
Evsten571/
Owstin571/
Hawstin531/
Absteen531/
Hewstin530/

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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 Hoffsten
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