Hofmans Surname

149,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hofmans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,7681:6,503829
Netherlands9441:17,8892,781
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Hofmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofmans is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofmans? popularity and diffusion

Hofmans is the 149,501st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,466,175 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hofmans are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hofmans is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 6,503. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Hofmans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hofmans are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hofmans earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.47% more than the national average, earning $53,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% less than the national average, earning $41,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffmans93588/
Hoefmans93113/
Hofmanns934/
Hoofmans933/
Hoffmanns88696/
Hafmans86127/
Hofmams861/
Gofmans861/
Hoffmannns821/
Haffmans80357/
Haufmans801/
Hoffmanz801/
Goffmans801/
Hoffmams800/
Haffmanns7566/
Ofmanch711/

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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 Hofmans
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