Hoofs Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoofs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoofs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4231:39,9226,771
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France141:4,744,480251,814
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hoofs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoofs occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoofs? popularity and diffusion

Hoofs is the 604,614th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hoofs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 39,922. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Limburg, where 62 percent reside, North Brabant, where 25 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Hoofs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoofs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoofs last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoof892,275/
Hofs89894/
Hooft802,010/
Hoefs801,723/
Hoffs80351/
Hooff80300/
Hoofe80198/
Hofst8097/
Hofsø8036/
Hoobs8031/
Khoof8016/
Hoopf807/
Choof801/
Hootf801/
Houfs800/
Hoofp800/
Hof7513,158/
Oof75383/
Ofs759/
Hoeffs7336/
Hooffe731/
Gooffs731/
Hoffst731/
Hoiffs730/
Hoff6752,371/
Joof6720,533/
Hopf6713,665/
Hafs671,504/
Hoft67974/
Houf67761/
Hofe67744/
Hows67381/
Hoob67319/
Ooft67213/
Hohf67184/
Hobs67132/
Goof67115/
Jofs6742/
Khof6726/
Ofse6717/
Chof6712/
Hufs6712/
Hoow677/
Hoif675/
Hofp675/
Hoov675/
Hjof674/
Oyfs674/
Hosf674/
Hoyf674/
Gofs673/
Hotf673/
Ofsp673/
Hofsæth673/
Howf672/
Oofe672/
Otfs672/
Hovs672/
Ofsj671/
Ofss671/
Hosw671/
Osfs671/
Oowf671/
Ooyf671/
Oozf671/
Oobs671/
Odfs671/
Ofsx671/
Hojf671/
Hofx671/
Hofz671/
Offs671/
Ofst671/
Hoofová671/
Hofh670/

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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
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  • 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 Hoofs
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