Hofmeijer Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofmeijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofmeijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6301:26,8054,371
Sweden761:129,5639,162
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hofmeijer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofmeijer occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofmeijer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofmeijer is the 466,165th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. Hofmeijer is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hofmeijer reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hofmeijer is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 26,805. In The Netherlands Hofmeijer is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 41 percent are found, Gelderland, where 34 percent are found and North Holland, where 6 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Hofmeijer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofmeijer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofmeijer surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofmeijer Last Name Statistics demography

Hofmeijer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffmeijer9518/
Hofmier881/
Hoffmaeier841/
Hoffmier8269/
Hofmicer820/
Hoffmyier783/
Hoffmeeir781/
Hoffmieir781/
Hoffmizer780/
Hofmyer755/
Offmier750/
Hoffmyer715/
Hofmager710/
Hofmacher67213/
Hoffmies591/
Afmeged501/
Hafmasi501/

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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 Hofmeijer
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