Hofman Surname
Approximately 28,888 people bear this surname
Hofman Surname Definition:
“Peasant Landowner”, as distinct from a tenant. (“Hof” in German.) See Hofmeyr.
Hofman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10,479 | 1:1,612 | 97 |
| Poland | 4,648 | 1:8,177 | 1,092 |
| United States | 2,991 | 1:121,183 | 12,948 |
| Czechia | 2,475 | 1:4,296 | 446 |
| Belgium | 1,914 | 1:6,007 | 741 |
| Ukraine | 943 | 1:48,274 | 6,996 |
| Brazil | 738 | 1:290,074 | 11,176 |
| Australia | 653 | 1:41,341 | 5,305 |
| South Africa | 585 | 1:92,611 | 11,328 |
| France | 530 | 1:125,326 | 19,051 |
| Canada | 470 | 1:78,395 | 8,792 |
| Germany | 339 | 1:237,479 | 26,122 |
| Romania | 232 | 1:86,543 | 10,089 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Denmark | 187 | 1:30,186 | 3,128 |
| Serbia | 184 | 1:38,831 | 3,992 |
| Croatia | 182 | 1:23,234 | 4,857 |
| Argentina | 172 | 1:248,508 | 20,139 |
| Sweden | 94 | 1:104,753 | 7,572 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Austria | 58 | 1:146,818 | 19,663 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Slovenia | 57 | 1:43,643 | 7,685 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Bulgaria | 44 | 1:158,611 | 9,023 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 | 1:130,978 | 9,426 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,276 | 1:39,356 | 4,648 |
Hofman (172) may also be a first name.
Hofman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Peasant Landowner”, as distinct from a tenant. (“Hof” in German.) See Hofmeyr.
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
Hofman Demographics
Hofman Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Hofman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hofman (Arabic: حوفمان) is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,037th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 252,269 people. The last name Hofman is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Hofman live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hofman is also the 696,764th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 172 people.
The last name Hofman is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 10,479 people, or 1 in 1,612. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Hofman exists in 90 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Hofman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hofman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofman surname rose 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hofman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Hofman last name are 32.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hofman earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning 418,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning R 247,644 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,578 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hofman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hofman in the Arabic language | ||
| حوفمان | hwfman | - |
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Hofman Reference & Research
Hoffman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hoffman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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