Hofoss Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hofoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway311:165,88020,092
Canada51:7,369,118289,406

Hofoss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofoss occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hofoss.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofoss? popularity and diffusion

Hofoss is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Hofoss is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Hofoss live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Hofoss is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 165,880. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Hofoss exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Hofoss Last Name Statistics demography

Hofoss earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning 355,856 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffoss9240/
Hofos919/
Hoffos83135/
Háfoss837/
Osfoss835/
O'Foss832/
Hofoes830/
Hofhos830/
Hofo807/
Ofos801/
Offosse777/
Ofose73157/
Hofus7324/
Chofo7317/
Hoffo737/
Khofo736/
Hofas733/
Houfo732/
Ofous732/
Hovfo731/
Hohfo731/
Hofoi731/
Ofosh731/
Ofuss731/
Ofuos731/
Jofos731/
Afoss731/
Hoffhous7121/
Hofhouse710/
Ofo67857/
Afouss67136/
Choffo6786/
Hofash6762/
Offose6749/
Hofhus6746/
Chafos6739/
Hoffas6726/
Goffos6720/
Hoffus6718/
Aafoss6711/
Chofoh6710/
Chofus676/
Chofot675/
Houfou674/
Hoffhouse673/
Afosse672/
Hefous671/
Effoss671/
Khofas671/
Chofuo671/
Jofoos671/
Hoifoi671/
Hafass671/
Choufo671/
Houfoh671/
Hoffou671/
Khofoi671/
Hafous671/
Hofoot670/
Hoofhouse670/
Hofeus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hofoss
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