Hofsø Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hofsø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofsø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway351:146,92218,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Hofs (894) & Höfs (1,287) are calculated separately.

Hofsø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hofsø occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hofs or Höfs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofsø? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hofsø are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hofsø is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway Hofsø is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 51 percent live, Northern Norway, where 37 percent live and Western Norway, where 9 percent live. Other than Norway Hofsø exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Hofsø Last Name Statistics demography

Hofsø earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning 356,599 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofs96894/
Höfs891,287/
Hoefs801,723/
Hoofs80513/
Hoffs80351/
Hofst8097/
Hafsø8037/
Houfs800/
Hof7513,158/
Ofs759/
Hovstø7338/
Hoeffs7336/
Hafsøe7335/
Hoffst731/
Hoiffs730/
Hoff6752,371/
Hopf6713,665/
Hoof672,275/
Hafs671,504/
Hoft67974/
Houf67761/
Hofe67744/
Hows67381/
Hohf67184/
Hobs67132/
Jofs6742/
Khof6726/
Ofse6717/
Chof6712/
Hoif675/
Hofp675/
Oyfs674/
Hjof674/
Hosf674/
Hoyf674/
Ofsp673/
Hofsæth673/
Gofs673/
Hotf673/
Otfs672/
Howf672/
Hefs672/
Hovs672/
Hofz671/
Offs671/
Ofst671/
Hofx671/
Hojf671/
Ofsx671/
Ofsj671/
Odfs671/
Osfs671/
Hosw671/
Ofss671/
Hofh670/

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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 Hofsø
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