Hofung Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hofung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Hofung Last Name Facts

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

Hofung is found most frequently in Jamaica. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Hofung are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 260,904. In Jamaica Hofung is mostly found in: Surrey County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Jamaica this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Hofung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hofung surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Hofung earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoifung924/
Hoffung921/
Hoefung921/
Ofung913/
Choifung862/
Gofung83169/
Ofoung834/
Hofunh832/
Hofong832/
Ahfung831/
Jofung831/
O'Fung831/
Khofun831/
Hoffun830/
Hoofun830/
Ofun80206/
Chofong77255/
Hoofong7712/
Offoung772/
Khoufun772/
Hoffunn771/
Oufoung771/
Choyfun771/
Hofhing770/
Ofong73944/
Ofune73245/
Afung73207/
Hafun7316/
Efung7316/
Ofunn738/
Ofoun735/
Hofon734/
Gofun734/
Offun732/
Ofuun732/
Jofun731/
Ofunk731/
Ofgun731/
Ofaun730/
Khophung7130/
Choofong7112/
Choufong713/
Khawfung713/
Hoffound710/
Offong673,242/
Ofunne67686/
Ophong67159/
Houfon6780/
Afoung6768/
Hoffon6727/
Efoung6722/
Afuing6722/
Aphung676/
Hafoun676/
Hafong676/
Ofutyn675/
Jofoun674/
Ofutin674/
Chofon674/
Afhong673/
Afaung673/
Jafung672/
Ofuune672/
Khafun672/
Joyfun671/
Choophung671/
Ophung671/
Oudfun671/
Oifong671/
Chafun671/
Hopfon671/
Awfung671/
Offune671/
Hasfun671/
Offoun671/
Aphong671/
O'Fong671/

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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 Hofung
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