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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 may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 1,095,216^th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Hoods live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491^st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 76 percent are found, Free State, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Hoods Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hoods has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 holding the Hoods surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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.