Hofstra Surname

118,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9441:5,736610
United States6881:526,83043,910
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hofstra Last Name Facts

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

Hofstra occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,939th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,885,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Hofstra reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,944 people, or 1 in 5,736. In The Netherlands Hofstra is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 40 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and South Holland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Hofstra exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Hofstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hofstra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hofstra last name expanded 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hofstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hofstra surname are 30.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Hofstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.54% less than the national average, earning 171,161 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.93% less than the national average, earning R 28,692 per year; in United States they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning $55,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $49,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofstras936/
Hoffstra931/
Hofsttra931/
Hoefstra931/
Hofstraat8828/
Hoffstrau881/
Hofstre861/
Obstra774/
Jouwstra6770/
Abstra622/
Obstryi576/
Obstrój571/
Afstrich531/
Habstroh530/

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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
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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 Hofstra
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