Hofstater Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofstater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofstater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Hofstäter (2) are calculated separately.

Hofstater Last Name Facts

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

Hofstater occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Hofstäter. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstater? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Hofstater is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Hofstater are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Hofstater is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 45 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Hofstater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hofstater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hofstater surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hofstater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hofstater are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Hofstater earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.91% less than the national average, earning $34,125 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hofstater
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