Hoof Surname

186,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoof Surname Definition:

Like Huff, for Hough, q.v.

Hoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8311:96,87812,080
United States5261:689,08554,664
Netherlands3751:45,0327,647
England2091:266,59421,098
Belgium1381:83,30913,076
Sweden811:121,5658,649
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Hoof (19) may also be a first name.

Hoof Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Like Huff, for Hough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hoof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoof has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoof? popularity and diffusion

Hoof is the 186,185th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,203,317 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Hoof reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 96,878. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 16 percent live.

Hoof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoof last name increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hoof are 15.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoof earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning R 329,136 per year; in United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $46,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hooft892,010/
Hoofs89513/
Hooff89300/
Hoofe89198/
Khoof8916/
Hoopf897/
Choof891/
Hootf891/
Hoofp890/
Hof8613,158/
Oof86383/
Hooffe801/
Hoff7552,371/
Joof7520,533/
Hopf7513,665/
Hoft75974/
Hofs75894/
Houf75761/
Hofe75744/
Hoef75342/
Hoob75319/
Ooft75213/
Hohf75184/
Goof75115/
Khof7526/
Chof7512/
Hoow757/
Hoov755/
Hofp755/
Hoif755/
Hosf754/
Hoyf754/
Hjof754/
Eoof754/
Hotf753/
Howf752/
Oofe752/
Oowf751/
Ooyf751/
Oozf751/
Hojf751/
Hofz751/
Hofh750/
Hoofová731/
Hopfe671,275/
Chouf67849/
Houff67774/
Of67658/
Hoffe67521/
Khouf67408/
Khoif67373/
Hoffs67351/
Hoepf67195/
Houfe67109/
Hopff6792/
Hoeff6765/
Hofft6755/
Choff6744/
Hofsø6736/
Hoydf6725/
Chofe6714/
Choef6713/
Choif679/
Housf675/
Choob673/
Gooff673/
Choow673/
Hossf672/
Choov672/
Khoff671/
Khoow671/
Khofe671/
Houft671/
Huoft671/
Hofth671/
Hohsf671/
Hoytf671/
Hof't671/
Houfs670/
Hooph670/
Hodfe670/
Hoift670/
Howff670/
Hoyft670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoof
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