Hofström Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Hofström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 118 | 1:83,447 | 6,152 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
The alternate forms: Hofstrom (130) are calculated separately.
Hofström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofström Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hofström is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Hofstrom. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofström? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Hofström occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hofström live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 83,447. In Sweden Hofström is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside and Södermanland County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstrom | 96 | 130 | / |
| Hoffström | 94 | 225 | / |
| Hafström | 88 | 407 | / |
| Håfström | 88 | 73 | / |
| Hoff Åström | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hoffstrom | 82 | 95 | / |
| Hoffstrøm | 82 | 30 | / |
| Höffström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hoffstrum | 82 | 0 | / |
| Öfström | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hoffstromm | 78 | 0 | / |
| Hafstrom | 75 | 49 | / |
| Hafstrøm | 75 | 38 | / |
| Havström | 75 | 5 | / |
| Heffstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abström | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havstrom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hafsaterima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Havstreym | 59 | 10 | / |
| Hafsatu Yarima | 55 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hofström
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