Hofsten Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hofsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Norway321:160,69619,635
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Hofsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofsten occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofsten is the 1,658,108th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Hofsten occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hofsten live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

Hofsten is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 131,290. In Sweden Hofsten is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 41 percent live, Stockholm County, where 39 percent live and Kalmar County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Sweden Hofsten exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Hofsten Last Name Statistics demography

Hofsten earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning 362,386 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffsten93197/
Hofsteen9316/
Hoffstuen8823/
Hafsten8686/
Hovsten867/
Hofstin866/
Hobsten862/
Howsten860/
Hofstenová821/
Hafsteen8018/
Heffsten807/
Owsten771/
Obsten771/
Hafstienn752/
Havsten7111/
Hewsten710/
Havsteen6777/
Absten62159/
Evsten621/
Owstin621/
Absteen571/
Hawstin571/
Hewstin570/
Awstn506/
Abstn501/

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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 Hofsten
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