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

The last name Hofster is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofster is the 7,117,718th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Hofster are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Hofster exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Hofster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hofster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hofster last name declined 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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  • 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 Hofster
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