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Where Does The Last Name Hoods Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hoods occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoods? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Hoods is the 1,095,216^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Hoods reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491^st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 76 percent are found, Free State, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa Hoods exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Hoods Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hoods has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoods surname expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoods Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Hoods last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoods earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.29% more than the national average, earning R 604,296 per year and in United States they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning $31,212 USD per year.