Hofscheier Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hofscheier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofscheier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

Hofscheier Last Name Facts

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

Hofscheier is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofscheier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hofscheier reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hofscheier is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Hofscheier is most frequent in: Hesse, where 90 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany Hofscheier exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.

Hofscheier Last Name Statistics demography

Hofscheier earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $59,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofsheier9546/
Hofscheuer9047/
Hoffschier9026/
Hofshier891/
Hofsheir891/
Hofseier891/
Hofschauer8013/
Howshier781/
Hofchouer741/
Ofseyer7115/
Hofsajer6713/
Chowceir671/
Afseer6338/
Ofseur6310/
Ovceir632/
Aufschauer609/
Absheir592/
Aafseer591/
Abseier591/
Hofšauer569/
Hofšajer561/
Ovcear50108/
Awseer501/
Afsear501/
Afsaer501/
Afsoer501/
Afsair501/

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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 Hofscheier
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