Surname Hofer in modern Croatia

Hofer families are often Croats and they are mostly from Samobor , less frequently Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nasice. In Rude in Samobor every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Hofer.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Hofer live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Rude (35), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (15), Varazdin (10), and in Samobor (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hofer (including: Hoffer , Hofherr , Chofer , Hoofer , Hofher , Hoffherr , Hopher and Thofer ) is present in 91 countries worldwide. The family name "Hofer " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 20000 in Austria , and some 10000 people in the United States. "Hoffer " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 900 people in Hungary. "Hoofer " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Hofer, Vladimir Hofer, Jasmina Hofer, Alla Hofer, Dubravko Hofer, Jasna Hofer, Sanja Hofer, Dijana Hofer, Tomislav Hofer, Krunoslav Hofer, Mario Hofer, Vlado Hofer, Miroslav Hofer, Mladen Hofer, Zdenka Hofer, Aleksandra Hofer, Marica Hofer, Željka Hofer, Danijel Hofer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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