Hofton Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Hofton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Hofton Demographics
Average Hofton Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hofton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hofton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hofton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hofton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Hofton reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 480,328. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 17 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Hofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hofton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hofton surname increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hofton Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Hofton earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning 262,323 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.03% more than the national average, earning $62,120 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houfton | 92 | 16 | / |
| Hoftotn | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ofton | 91 | 78 | / |
| Howton | 83 | 2,096 | / |
| Gofton | 83 | 839 | / |
| Hefton | 83 | 286 | / |
| Hoftun | 83 | 218 | / |
| Hafton | 83 | 51 | / |
| Hobton | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hoftan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chafton | 77 | 77 | / |
| Houwton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hoftand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howtone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howthon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haufton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Haffton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Afton | 73 | 471 | / |
| Owton | 73 | 56 | / |
| Oftan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Efton | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obton | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovton | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chaufton | 71 | 24 | / |
| Khaftoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaftoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haftosen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Houphton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haftom | 67 | 5,635 | / |
| Gafton | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Hewton | 67 | 848 | / |
| Hawton | 67 | 737 | / |
| Aftoon | 67 | 472 | / |
| Haftan | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hovtun | 67 | 32 | / |
| Joftan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oftung | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aftong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Haftun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Habton | 67 | 11 | / |
| Havton | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eftoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jobton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afhton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oftund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adfton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heftan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hofton
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