Hofstätter Surname

134,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Hofstätter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofstätter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,7751:3,069302
Germany5001:161,01119,131
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Hofstatter (860) are calculated separately.

Hofstätter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofstätter has its highest incidence in Austria. It may be found in the variant forms: Hofstatter. Click here for other potential spellings of Hofstätter.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofstätter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,614th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,179,290 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hofstätter are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 2,775 people, or 1 in 3,069. In Austria it is mostly found in: Upper Austria, where 26 percent live, Lower Austria, where 23 percent live and Vienna, where 22 percent live. Not including Austria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hofstätter
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