Hoft Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Norway211:244,87126,357
France201:3,321,136213,627
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Höft (5,047) are calculated separately.

Hoft Last Name Facts

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

Hoft (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﻓﺖ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Höft. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,191st most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Hoft live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 1,009,635. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Hoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoft surname rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoft last name are 14.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hoft earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.66% less than the national average, earning 260,733 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning R 233,196 per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $51,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höft925,047/
Hoeft896,881/
Hooft892,010/
Hofte89175/
Hofts8960/
Hofft8955/
Houft891/
Huoft891/
Hofth891/
Hof't891/
Hoift890/
Hoyft890/
Hoftz890/
Hof8613,158/
Oft86243/
Hoefft8056/
Khofte801/
Hoepft800/
Hoff7552,371/
Hopf7513,665/
Haft755,010/
Heft752,658/
Hoof752,275/
Hofs75894/
Houf75761/
Hofe75744/
Ooft75213/
Hohf75184/
Hobt75118/
Offt75116/
Goft75107/
Ofte7596/
Oeft7536/
Khof7526/
Chof7512/
Hovt7510/
Hofp755/
Hoif755/
Hosf754/
Hoyf754/
Howt754/
Uoft754/
Hjof754/
Hotf753/
Howf752/
Häft752/
Oift751/
Joft751/
Oyft751/
Ohft751/
Ofht751/
Ahft751/
Hojf751/
Hofz751/
Hofh750/
Hoftová7333/
Hafte672,262/
Hopfe671,275/
Chouf67849/
Houff67774/
Heuft67682/
Of67658/
Hoffe67521/
Hoofs67513/
Khouf67408/
Khoif67373/
Hoffs67351/
Hooff67300/
Houwt67226/
Hoofe67198/
Hauft67168/
Hafft67149/
Hefft67142/
Hafth67123/
Houfe67109/
Hopff6792/
Höfte6763/
Haeft6747/
Choff6744/
Hofsø6736/
Höfft6732/
Hoydf6725/
Hoewt6723/
Khoof6716/
Chofe6714/
Chowt6711/
Haaft6711/
Choif679/
Chaft678/
Howtz677/
Hoopf677/
Housf675/
Khovt674/
Howth673/
Howts672/
Hossf672/
Heftø672/
Khofe671/
Offth671/
Offtt671/
Ofthe671/
Chobt671/
Heeft671/
Huift671/
Goift671/
Hasft671/
Hootf671/
Khoff671/
Choof671/
Hovts671/
Hoytf671/
Hohsf671/
Khaft671/
Howte670/
Hodfe670/
Howff670/
Hoofp670/
Houfs670/

Hoft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hoft in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﻮﻓﺖhwft-

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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
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  • 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 Hoft
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