Hooft Surname

206,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Hooft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hooft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2331:13,6962,022
Belgium3091:37,2066,081
Canada811:454,88439,362
France791:840,79499,796
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Australia401:674,89346,030
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
England241:2,321,58686,519
Austria131:655,03358,041
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Aruba91:11,4971,511
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Swaziland41:324,550996
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Comoros11:749,524685
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hooft Last Name Facts

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

Hooft is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hooft.

How Common Is The Last Name Hooft? popularity and diffusion

Hooft is the 206,229th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,625,645 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Hooft are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,233 people, or 1 in 13,696. In The Netherlands Hooft is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 24 percent reside, North Holland, where 22 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hooft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hooft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hooft surname rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hooft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hooft last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hooft earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning 246,913 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning $34,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $51,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoof892,275/
Hoft89974/
Ooft89213/
Hoeft806,881/
Hoofs80513/
Hooff80300/
Hoofe80198/
Hofte80175/
Hofts8060/
Hofft8055/
Khoof8016/
Hoopf807/
Hootf801/
Choof801/
Houft801/
Huoft801/
Hofth801/
Hof't801/
Hoift800/
Hoyft800/
Hoofp800/
Hoftz800/
Hof7513,158/
Oof75383/
Oft75243/
Hoefft7356/
Khofte731/
Hooffe731/
Hoepft730/
Hoff6752,371/
Joof6720,533/
Hopf6713,665/
Haft675,010/
Hofs67894/
Houf67761/
Hofe67744/
Huft67728/
Hoob67319/
Hohf67184/
Hobt67118/
Offt67116/
Goof67115/
Goft67107/
Ofte6796/
Oeft6736/
Hoftová6733/
Khof6726/
Chof6712/
Hovt6710/
Hoow677/
Hoov675/
Hofp675/
Hoif675/
Howt674/
Hoyf674/
Hjof674/
Hosf674/
Uoft674/
Hotf673/
Howf672/
Oofe672/
Joft671/
Hofz671/
Hojf671/
Ahft671/
Ofht671/
Ohft671/
Oyft671/
Oozf671/
Ooyf671/
Oowf671/
Oift671/
Hoofová671/
Hofh670/

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Footnotes

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