Hofner Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hofner Surname User-submission:

Hafner/Hofner/Hefner means 'potter' in Old German.

Hofner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9681:83,16710,505
United States3721:974,35272,340
Austria1441:59,1359,241
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Romania451:446,17535,142
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

The alternate forms: Höfner (2,617) are calculated separately.

Hofner (20) may also be a first name.

Hofner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hafner/Hofner/Hefner means 'potter' in Old German.

- William Hafner

Hofner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofner has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Höfner. For other potential spellings of Hofner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,565th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hofner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 20 people.

The last name Hofner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 968 people, or 1 in 83,167. In Germany Hofner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 83 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Hofner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hofner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofner surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Hofner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $39,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfner942,617/
Hoffner923,960/
Hopfner921,730/
Hoefner92440/
Hoofner923/
Khofner922/
Ofner914,743/
Hoepfner862,244/
Hoeffner86992/
Khoffner861/
Hafner8332,204/
Hefner8313,397/
Häfner838,539/
Offner832,660/
Oefner83360/
Gofner8377/
Hofnes836/
Hofney834/
Opfner833/
Hofnăr832/
Ohfner831/
Háfner831/
Hofnie831/
Hofnet830/
Hoepffner80132/
Hofnerová8022/
Ofne801/
Heffner7711,614/
Haffner7710,994/
Höpfner776,711/
Haefner772,937/
Häffner771,314/
Höffner77778/
Hepfner77465/
Heefner77420/
Oeffner77335/
Goffner77134/
Oefnner774/
Heufner772/
Hafnner772/
Hefnner772/
Ochfner771/
Haufner771/
Hefneir771/
Hafneer771/
Hafnier771/
Hóffner771/
Khafner771/
Offnerr771/
Hophner771/
Hefnier770/
Joffner770/
Hewfner770/
Hoffnir770/
Haafner770/
Hoffnes770/
Hopfnerová753/
Hoffnerová752/
Hoffnerova751/
Öfner73519/
Gofne73446/
Hofny73438/
Hofni73214/
Efner73110/
Hafne7337/
Afner7322/
Ofnir7313/
Ofnea735/
Offne734/
Haeffner711,108/
Ofnerová7124/
Choffnes7114/
Hoephner716/
Heeffner713/
Khaffner712/
Hauffner712/
Chaffner712/
Huiffner712/
Heepfner711/
Heuffner711/
Hofnecht711/
Ofnerova711/
O'Fenner711/
Hafffner711/
Heffnier710/
Gafner673,413/
Effner67809/
Aufner67238/
Öffner67137/
Hafnie67134/
Hafnerová6750/
Hafneh6742/
Gofney6731/
Höfnerová6725/
Jafner6714/
Hafney674/
Offnerová673/
Ofenne673/
Gofhne672/
Offney672/
Affner672/
Hepffnner672/
Hoffna671/
Gofnne671/
Ofinne671/
Houfni671/
Haeffnner671/
Hafnir671/
Ephner671/
Afnier671/
Hafnee671/
Hefnir670/

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