Hofsten Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Hofsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Hofsten Demographics
Average Hofsten Salary in
Norway
362,386 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Hofsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hofsten has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hofsten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofsten? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hofsten is the 1,658,108th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Hofsten occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hofsten are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Hofsten is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 131,290. In Sweden Hofsten is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 41 percent live, Stockholm County, where 39 percent live and Kalmar County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffsten | 93 | 197 | / |
| Hofsteen | 93 | 16 | / |
| Hoffstuen | 88 | 23 | / |
| Hafsten | 86 | 86 | / |
| Hovsten | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hofstin | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hobsten | 86 | 2 | / |
| Howsten | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hofstenová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hafsteen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Heffsten | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owsten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obsten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafstienn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Havsten | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hewsten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Havsteen | 67 | 77 | / |
| Absten | 62 | 159 | / |
| Evsten | 62 | 1 | / |
| Owstin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Absteen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hawstin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hewstin | 57 | 0 | / |
| Awstn | 50 | 6 | / |
| Abstn | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Hofsten
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