Hofte Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hofte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Höfte (63) are calculated separately.

Hofte Last Name Facts

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

Hofte is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Höfte. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofte? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hofte is the 1,295,379th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hofte are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 107,562. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 63 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and Utrecht, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höfte9363/
Hofter9137/
Hoftey918/
Khofte911/
Hoft89974/
Ofte8996/
Hoffted8342/
Hofthed832/
Khofteh831/
Hoofter830/
Hoffter830/
Hafte802,262/
Hooft802,010/
Hefte80244/
Hofti80125/
Jofte8095/
Hofts8060/
Hofft8055/
Hofta8046/
Ofter8016/
Oftez802/
Huoft801/
Ofthe801/
Houft801/
Hofth801/
Hof't801/
Gofte801/
Hoift800/
Hoyft800/
Hofty800/
Hoftz800/
Howte800/
Hoofteer7738/
Oft75243/
Hafter73329/
Höfter7340/
Heftie7334/
Chowte737/
Hefteh735/
Howter733/
Houfta732/
Hafteh731/
Haftey731/
Offthe731/
Hoftis731/
Hoffty731/
Heffte730/
Heftey730/
Hoefty730/
Haft675,010/
Chowtee67226/
Ooft67213/
Haffter67125/
Hobt67118/
Offt67116/
Chowtie67115/
Goft67107/
Hoftová6733/
Efte6715/
Chafter6713/
Hovt6710/
Afte6710/
Ofti679/
Obte677/
Hoftych676/
Owte675/
Uoft674/
Howt674/
Ofta673/
Hosfhti672/
Chowthe672/
Chovthe672/
Hoftich672/
Hovtter671/
Hasfter671/
Khowtea671/
Hoeftii671/
Oift671/
Joft671/
Ashfteh671/
Oyft671/
Ohft671/
Oftj671/
Ofht671/
Ahft671/
Chobtea671/
Houbtte670/

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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 Hofte
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