Hofsommer Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hofsommer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofsommer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2531:318,20331,987
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Austria121:709,62061,025
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hofsommer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofsommer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hofsommer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofsommer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofsommer is the 611,703rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hofsommer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 318,203. In Germany Hofsommer is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Hofsommer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hofsommer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hofsommer last name rose 1,212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofsommer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hofsommer last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.

Hofsommer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning $37,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffsommer95125/
Hoofsommer950/
Hofsomer941/
Hofsümmer8927/
Hofsummer891/
Hoffsomer890/
Hoffsümmer8470/
Hoffsummer8410/
Haffsommer841/
Hofsamer820/
Obsomer75101/
Obsiome631/
Jowsome631/
Hoffziemer630/
Awsome5329/
Absome530/
Jawsome501/
Absamer501/
Afsoumi501/

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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 Hofsommer
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