Hofstee Surname

186,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofstee Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'farm'; denoting a farmhouse with its land (A Farm).

Hofstee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8291:9,2331,184
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Canada431:856,87466,382
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Hofstee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'farm'; denoting a farmhouse with its land (A Farm).

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Hofstee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofstee is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hofstee is the 186,039th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,200,503 people. Hofstee is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Hofstee are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hofstee is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,829 people, or 1 in 9,233. In The Netherlands Hofstee is most common in: Groningen, where 15 percent reside, Friesland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Hofstee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofstee last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hofstee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.8% more than the national average, earning R 603,120 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofste92546/
Hofsted8629/
Hoefste8627/
Hofster867/
Hofstedt80559/
Hofstead8032/
Hofstett8029/
Hoffsted8014/
Hoffster802/
Hofsteth801/
Hofsta77357/
Ofstie77185/
Hofsté7778/
Ofster772/
Ofsted770/
Hoffstead75146/
Hoffstedt75125/
Hofstæter753/
Hofsæther752/
Hoofstead751/
Hoffstter750/
Hoffstett750/
Hoofstedt750/
Ofstead7152/
Hofstædter712/
Hofstætter711/
Hofstädt6711/
Hafstedt679/
Hafstead676/
Hafshteh671/
Ofsti671/
Obste670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hofstee
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