Hofso Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hofso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Hofso Last Name Facts

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

Hofso is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Hofso reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofsoh9122/
Hofsoy919/
Chofsoh83166/
Hofsoos831/
Hafso80420/
Hobso804/
Hofsa802/
Khofshoh7784/
Chofshoh7726/
Hafsoh73566/
Hofsah73124/
Hofsas7339/
Hobsou7326/
Hafsos7312/
Oufsou732/
Hafsou731/
Hovsho731/
Chofsah67324/
Chafsoh67140/
Hofsass6776/
Ofsa6742/
Afso6719/
Hafssou6715/
Hafsoos679/
Owso677/
Hofsash675/
Hafsoit674/
Khowsoi671/
Efso671/
Ofzo671/
Ovso671/
Hafssoi671/
Ofsouth671/
Hobssou671/

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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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  • 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 Hofso
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