Hofster Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hofster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hofster Last Name Facts

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

Hofster is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Hofster live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Hofster is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Hofster is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Hofster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hofster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofster last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffster932/
Hofste92546/
Ofster922/
Hofstæter883/
Hofsæther882/
Hoffstter880/
Hofstee862,277/
Hobster86167/
Hofsted8629/
Hofstre861/
Hofstædter822/
Hofstætter821/
Hofstedt80559/
Hofstead8032/
Hofstett8029/
Hofštetr8016/
Hoffsted8014/
Hofsteth801/
Goofster800/
Hofsta77357/
Obster77268/
Ofstie77185/
Hofsté7778/
Afster7711/
Owster770/
Ofsted770/
Hoffstead75146/
Hoffstedt75125/
Hoofstead751/
Hoffstett750/
Hoofstedt750/
Ofstead7152/
Jobster711/
Habster710/
Hewster710/
Hofstädt6711/
Hafstedt679/
Hafstead676/
Hafshteh671/
Ofsti671/
Obste670/

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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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  • 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 Hofster
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