Hofgaard Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Hofgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1191:43,2126,186
Faroe Islands381:1,289158
Sweden291:339,54323,803
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hofgaard Last Name Facts

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

Hofgaard is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofgaard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,111,382nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Hofgaard reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Hofgaard is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 43,212. In Norway Hofgaard is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent are found, Western Norway, where 3 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 13 percent are found.

Hofgaard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofgaard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofgaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofgaard last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hofgaard earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.39% more than the national average, earning 468,560 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffgaard94147/
Hofgard9340/
Hovgaard881,029/
Hofard861/
Haffgaard8217/
Hoffard80607/
Hoofard80251/
Ovgaard8020/
Hovgard8019/
Howgard8016/
Hofgart8011/
Hofardt806/
Havgaard75200/
Hoffardt759/
Hóvgaard751/
Hoffgart751/
Hoffards750/
Hofart71121/
Hoford7138/
Offard7124/
Gofard719/
Ovgard717/
Gafard713/
Hafard712/
Hauvgaard711/
Howgar710/
Hosford674,070/
Hoffart672,828/
Goffard67948/
Hofford67483/
Gaffard67407/
Howford6754/
Hofgárt6721/
Hoiford676/
Hodford674/
Hofarte673/
Haffard673/
Hooford671/
Hefgerd671/
Hopford670/

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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 Hofgaard
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