Hofstetter Surname
Approximately 15,722 people bear this surname
Hofstetter Surname Definition:
(German, Swiss) One who came from Hofstetter, the name of several villages in Germany and Switzerland.
Hofstetter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 5,710 | 1:1,438 | 113 |
| Germany | 3,808 | 1:21,141 | 2,816 |
| United States | 3,127 | 1:115,913 | 12,511 |
| Austria | 1,149 | 1:7,411 | 933 |
| Argentina | 571 | 1:74,857 | 6,368 |
| France | 356 | 1:186,581 | 29,031 |
| Brazil | 304 | 1:704,192 | 25,854 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
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.
Hofstetter Demographics
Average Hofstetter Salary in
United States
$44,699 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hofstetter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofstetter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hofstetter is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Hofštetter. For other possible spellings of Hofstetter click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofstetter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,753rd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 463,525 people. The surname Hofstetter is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hofstetter reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name globally It is held by 12 people.
Hofstetter is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 5,710 people, or 1 in 1,438. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 18 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 16 percent live. Excluding Switzerland this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Hofstetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hofstetter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hofstetter last name 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 Republicans than the national 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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Footnotes
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