Hofstetter Surname

33,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hofstetter Surname Definition:

(German, Swiss) One who came from Hofstetter, the name of several villages in Germany and Switzerland.

Hofstetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,7101:1,438113
Germany3,8081:21,1412,816
United States3,1271:115,91312,511
Austria1,1491:7,411933
Argentina5711:74,8576,368
France3561:186,58129,031
Brazil3041:704,19225,854
Canada2971:124,05912,985
Australia641:421,80833,593
Israel541:158,47516,422
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
England361:1,547,72466,012
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Panama81:489,0328,962
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

The alternate forms: Hofštetter (1) are calculated separately.

Hofstetter (12) may also be a first name.

Hofstetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Swiss) One who came from Hofstetter, the name of several villages in Germany and Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hofstetter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofstetter is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Hofštetter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hofstetter.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstetter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,753rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 463,525 people. The last name Hofstetter occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Hofstetter live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hofstetter is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 5,710 people, or 1 in 1,438. In Switzerland Hofstetter is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 18 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 16 percent reside. Not including Switzerland Hofstetter exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Hofstetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hofstetter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hofstetter surname increased 1,942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hofstetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofstetter surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hofstetter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,518 CAD per year.

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Hofstetter Reference & Research

Hochstetler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Hofstetter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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