Hofsink Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofsink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofsink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3971:42,5377,203
Canada1151:320,39629,368
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hofsink Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofsink is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofsink? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 572,911th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The last name Hofsink occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Hofsink live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 42,537. In The Netherlands Hofsink is most common in: Overijssel, where 77 percent are found, Drenthe, where 5 percent are found and Groningen, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Hofsink Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hofsink earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.96% more than the national average, earning R 784,104 per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $45,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofsink9227/
Offsink862/
Hofsing861/
Chobsing671/
Chowsing671/
Chobsieng635/
Efsing6247/
Ovsenk628/
Obsinc621/
Ovsienkova592/
Hafseng5710/
Hawsing577/
Effsing577/
Havsing574/
Howseng571/
Hewsing570/
Havsingh5311/
Chowseng533/
Khawsing531/
Hawsingh531/
Howching530/
Ovsenkova503/
Owjnk501/
Ovsincova501/

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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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  • 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 Hofsink
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