Hofmeester Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofmeester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofmeester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5481:98,86411,998
Netherlands3181:53,1049,110
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hofmeester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofmeester is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofmeester? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,286th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Hofmeester live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Hofmeester is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 98,864. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa Hofmeester occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Hofmeester Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hofmeester earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning R 222,864 per year and in United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hofmeester
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