Hofmann Surname
Approximately 203,735 people bear this surname
Hofmann Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Courtier; Farm-Bailiff [from Ger. hof, farm, manor, court, palace, Old Teutonic (incl. Old English) hof + mann]
Hofmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 159,866 | 1:504 | 22 |
| United States | 13,064 | 1:27,745 | 3,468 |
| Switzerland | 9,122 | 1:900 | 56 |
| Austria | 8,459 | 1:1,007 | 62 |
| Israel | 3,320 | 1:2,578 | 329 |
| Brazil | 1,677 | 1:127,653 | 4,860 |
| France | 986 | 1:67,366 | 9,319 |
| Canada | 975 | 1:37,790 | 4,767 |
| Czechia | 701 | 1:15,169 | 2,224 |
| Australia | 556 | 1:48,553 | 6,055 |
| Thailand | 544 | 1:129,850 | 19,746 |
| England | 467 | 1:119,311 | 12,110 |
| Italy | 419 | 1:145,959 | 22,958 |
| Netherlands | 376 | 1:44,913 | 7,634 |
| Sweden | 282 | 1:34,918 | 2,829 |
| Chile | 278 | 1:63,369 | 2,670 |
| Denmark | 276 | 1:20,452 | 2,045 |
| Argentina | 273 | 1:156,569 | 13,217 |
| South Africa | 273 | 1:198,453 | 21,324 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Spain | 207 | 1:225,855 | 14,954 |
| Poland | 187 | 1:203,255 | 27,063 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| Belgium | 128 | 1:89,818 | 13,955 |
| Mexico | 97 | 1:1,279,652 | 14,962 |
| Hungary | 68 | 1:144,357 | 13,146 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Paraguay | 50 | 1:144,735 | 3,026 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Liechtenstein | 13 | 1:2,952 | 332 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 611 | 1:82,191 | 8,629 |
The alternate forms: Höfmann (45) are calculated separately.
Hofmann (122) may also be a first name.
Hofmann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Courtier; Farm-Bailiff [from Ger. hof, farm, manor, court, palace, Old Teutonic (incl. Old English) hof + mann]
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
Hofmann Demographics
Hofmann Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Hofmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hofmann occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as: Höfmann. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofmann? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,742nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 35,770 people. The surname Hofmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Hofmann are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 844,248th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 122 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 159,866 people, or 1 in 504. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 31 percent reside, Hesse, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 114 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.
Hofmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hofmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hofmann last name expanded 2,138 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,796 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 2,900 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hofmann Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Hofmann surname are 13.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Hofmann earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning 325,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.54% more than the national average, earning R 319,716 per year; in United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $54,558 CAD per year.
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Hofmann 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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