Hofstad Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hofstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9251:5,559552
United States7171:505,52242,461
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Hofstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofstad is found most in Norway. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,125th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Hofstad live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 925 people, or 1 in 5,559. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 50 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent live and Western Norway, where 10 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Hofstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hofstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hofstad surname increased 1,793 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofstad surname are 14.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hofstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning 368,069 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $43,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $62,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofstadt93338/
Hoffstad9345/
Hofstead9332/
Ofstad92941/
Hofsta92357/
Hoffstadt88794/
Hoffstead88146/
Hofshtadt882/
Hoofstadt881/
Hoofstead881/
Hafstad86794/
Hovstad86161/
Ofstead8652/
Offstad867/
Hofstat860/
Hafstead806/
Hofstatt803/
Hoffstat801/
Hafstadt800/
Ovstad7769/
Hafsta771/
Efstad771/
Owstad771/
Hovsta770/
Ofstod770/
Gofshtadt754/
Haffstadt750/
Hoffstate750/
Hoffstodt750/
Havstad71155/
Hafstað7136/
Hobszta7113/
Hoffstatte711/
Hoffstot6781/
Obsta6727/
Hewstead671/
Havstatd670/

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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
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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 Hofstad
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