Hofkes Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Höfkes (52) are calculated separately.

Hofkes Last Name Facts

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

Hofkes is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Höfkes. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofkes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Hofkes live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 141,909. In The Netherlands Hofkes is mostly found in: South Holland, where 50 percent are found, North Brabant, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Hofkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofkes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofkes last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Hofkes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.76% more than the national average, earning $67,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfkes9452/
Hoefkes926/
Hoffkes921/
Hofke9127/
Hofker83201/
Hoffke8310/
Howkes833/
Hofkie831/
Ofke8092/
Haafkes77248/
Höffkes7749/
Hoffcke770/
Hofhkie770/
Hofkiss770/
Hafke731,064/
Howke7357/
Hofka7347/
Efkes7326/
Hobke7312/
Ofked731/
Afkes731/
Offke731/
Obkes730/
Hoffcker714/
Hawkes6723,946/
Haffke67782/
Howker67288/
Chowke67130/
Hafkey6785/
Haafke6770/
Hafker6766/
Hafkie6728/
Heufke6724/
Chafke675/
Hoffka672/
Gohfke671/
Chovke671/
Havkes671/
Höbkes671/
Jobkes671/
Chofky671/
Hovker671/
Hopfka670/
Gowkes670/
Jowkes670/
Goffke670/
Howkey670/
Hafkee670/

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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 Hofkes
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