Hofman Surname

19,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofman Surname Definition:

“Peasant Landowner”, as distinct from a tenant. (“Hof” in German.) See Hofmeyr.

Hofman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,4791:1,61297
Poland4,6481:8,1771,092
United States2,9911:121,18312,948
Czechia2,4751:4,296446
Belgium1,9141:6,007741
Ukraine9431:48,2746,996
Brazil7381:290,07411,176
Australia6531:41,3415,305
South Africa5851:92,61111,328
France5301:125,32619,051
Canada4701:78,3958,792
Germany3391:237,47926,122
Romania2321:86,54310,089
England2131:261,58720,867
Denmark1871:30,1863,128
Serbia1841:38,8313,992
Croatia1821:23,2344,857
Argentina1721:248,50820,139
Sweden941:104,7537,572
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Austria581:146,81819,663
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Spain481:974,00136,812
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Bulgaria441:158,6119,023
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Finland301:183,22315,926
Bosnia and Herzegovina271:130,9789,426
Chile211:838,88017,964
Norway191:270,64728,127
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
China101:136,732,1577,199
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Israel91:950,84857,975
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Guam81:20,0153,029
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Martin11:35,156229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2761:39,3564,648

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hofman Last Name Facts

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

Hofman (Arabic: حوفمان) is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,037th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 252,269 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Hofman reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hofman is also the 696,764th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 172 people.

The surname Hofman is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 10,479 people, or 1 in 1,612. In The Netherlands Hofman is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, Gelderland, where 14 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Hofman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hofman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hofman last name grew 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hofman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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 US average, with 85.76% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffman92223,445/
Hofmann92203,735/
Hoefman92742/
Hoofman92421/
Hofmane92176/
Khofman92156/
Chofman9227/
Hofmman9211/
Hoifman9211/
Houfman923/
Hofmand923/
Hopfman922/
Hosfman922/
Hoyfman922/
Hojfman921/
Hofmasn920/
Ofman91918/
Hoffmann86370,350/
Khoffman86192/
Khofmann86109/
Hopfmann86104/
Hofmannn8611/
Hosffman865/
Hoffmman864/
Houffman864/
Hoffmaan864/
Choffman864/
Hofmmann864/
Hooffman863/
Hoffmamn863/
Hoffmaun863/
Hopffman862/
Chofmann862/
Hoefmann862/
Hofffman861/
Hoffmahn861/
Hoiffman861/
Hoifmann861/
Hoffmane861/
Hotffman861/
Hoffmayn861/
Hoeffman860/
Hoofmann860/
Hoffmain860/
Gofman8312,830/
Offman83735/
Hofmam83186/
Oifman8342/
Ofmann8331/
Oyfman8314/
Jofman8313/
Hafman835/
Hofmon835/
Ofhman835/
Ofmane833/
Hefman832/
Oufman831/
Ofmanh831/
Hofmanová802,559/
Khoffmann8052/
Hofmanova8029/
Hoeffmann8019/
Hoffmmann806/
Hoffmannn804/
Hofffmann804/
Hoffmamnn802/
Hooffmann801/
Hjoffmann800/
Goffman77538/
Hoffmam77460/
Haufman77121/
Offmann77109/
Goyfman7766/
Höfmann7745/
Haffman7725/
Hoffmon7725/
Goufman7715/
Goifman7712/
Heffman779/
Hophman776/
Joffman776/
Chafman772/
Hafmann772/
Hefmann772/
Oufmane771/
Huifman771/
Heufman771/
Ochfman771/
Uoffman771/
Hofmonn771/
Goofman770/
Chofmon770/
Hofmmon770/
Hofmannová75715/
Hoffmanová75553/
Hoffmanova7524/
Hofmannova758/
Afman73511/
Efman7364/
Ofmam7315/
Hofmã731/
Hoffmannová711,290/
Chaffman71314/
Höffmann71176/
Hauffman71117/
Haffmann7136/
Hoffmannova7136/
Goffmann7119/
Hoffmonn714/
Khaffman712/
Joffmann712/
Huiffman711/
Heffmann711/
Goifmann711/
Heuffman710/
Haeffman710/
Gooffman710/
Hoffmaim710/
Aufman6795/
Effman6790/
Ophman6727/
Jafman6711/
Hauffmann676/
Gafman674/
Offmam674/
Hausffman674/
Ofmont671/
Chaffmann671/
Aefman671/
Affman671/
Afmann671/
Heuffmann671/
Afmman671/
Afmane671/
Offmon671/
Haffmanne671/
Hhoffmonn671/
Ephman670/

Hofman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hofman in the Arabic language
حوفمانhwfman-

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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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