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 more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Höfkes. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Hofkes are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 141,909. In The Netherlands Hofkes is most common in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Brabant, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Hofkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hofkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofkes last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hofkes last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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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