Hofgren Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hofgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Hofgren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofgren is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofgren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hofgren is the 1,104,724th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Hofgren occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Hofgren are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 64,781. In Sweden Hofgren is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 30 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 29 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Sweden Hofgren is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Hofgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofgren last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the party.

Hofgren earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,358 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafgren8615/
Hovgren868/
Ovgren775/
Obgren770/
Hewgren710/
Hauff-Green671/
Huffgrin670/
Haufgarn670/
Övgren621/
Avgren621/
Abgren621/
Hovgrim573/
Hoff Quirino531/

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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 Hofgren
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