Hofft Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Norway

Hofft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway61:857,04855,549
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Höfft (32) are calculated separately.

Hofft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofft occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Höfft. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Hofft reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Hofft is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,310,647. Beside Poland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Hofft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofft Last Name Statistics demography

Hofft earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning 373,157 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfft9332/
Hoefft9156/
Hoff8952,371/
Hoft89974/
Offt89116/
Hoeft806,881/
Hooft802,010/
Houff80774/
Hoffe80521/
Hoffs80351/
Hooff80300/
Hofte80175/
Hafft80149/
Hefft80142/
Hopff8092/
Hofts8060/
Choff8044/
Hof't801/
Hofth801/
Huoft801/
Houft801/
Offtt801/
Offth801/
Khoff801/
Hoift800/
Howff800/
Hoyft800/
Hoftz800/
Hof7513,158/
Off751,928/
Oft75243/
Choffe73193/
Hopffe7324/
D'Hoff733/
Offthe731/
Khofte731/
Haufft731/
Hooffe731/
Hoepft730/
Hoiffs730/
Goff6750,618/
Hopf6713,665/
Höft675,047/
Haft675,010/
Heft672,658/
Hoof672,275/
Haff671,780/
Offe671,344/
Hofs67894/
Houf67761/
Hofe67744/
Ouff67322/
Ooft67213/
Hohf67184/
Hobt67118/
Goft67107/
Ofte6796/
Ohff6793/
Chouffe6752/
Oeft6736/
Joff6735/
Hoftová6733/
Hoffová6727/
Khof6726/
Chof6712/
Hovt6710/
Hoif675/
Hofp675/
Hoyf674/
Howt674/
Hosf674/
Uoft674/
Hjof674/
Hotf673/
Howf672/
Häft672/
Afft672/
Choiffe671/
Offs671/
Otff671/
Ahff671/
Oift671/
Joft671/
Owff671/
Hofz671/
Hojf671/
Ahft671/
Ofht671/
Ohft671/
Oyft671/
Oyff671/
Geehoff670/
Efft670/
Hofh670/

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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 Hofft
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