Hofset Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hofset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1321:38,9575,538
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hofset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofset is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofset? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Hofset occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hofset live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 38,957. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 39 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent live and Central Norway, where 30 percent live. Outside of Norway it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Hofset Last Name Statistics demography

Hofset earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning 381,401 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofseth92614/
Hofsetz92233/
Hofsets926/
Hoffset923/
Ofset9151/
Hoffsetz8641/
Hoffseth8619/
Hoffsett8615/
Hofseetz860/
Hofseitz860/
Hovset8340/
Hofses8336/
Hofzet8310/
Hofseß838/
Hofsep831/
Hafset831/
Ofse8017/
Hoffsette8014/
Hoffses77220/
Hofsess77160/
Hovseth7770/
Hafsett7721/
Hoffseß7715/
Hofzetz774/
Howseth773/
Hafseth773/
Hoffsey770/
Hoofses770/
Howsett770/
Howse737,869/
Hafse7333/
Ofshe7313/
Ofsie738/
Afset738/
Ofser733/
Hofsa732/
Hofsä731/
Ofsee731/
Hobse730/
Hoffsess7171/
Hofscher7111/
Hoffsher7110/
Hofsäß67787/
Afseth67207/
Hofsøy67185/
Hafsøe6735/
Hofshi6733/
Offsey6727/
Hovsep6718/
Howsey6717/
Howsie6715/
Hofsoy679/
Offsie674/
Hofsci673/
Hafsee673/
Hobscheit672/
Ofsite672/
Chowse671/
Howsee671/
Khowse671/
Hafsse671/
Hovser671/
Howses671/
Gofshe671/
Hafsit671/
Hofsäs671/
Hofsis670/
Hafsey670/
Hafser670/

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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 Hofset
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