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 found most in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hofso reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Hofso is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Beside Sweden it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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