In Croatia, Hofmann families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Hofmann live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Split (15), Zagreb (10), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Slatina (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hofmann is present in 139 countries worldwide. The family name "Hofmann " is used by some 100000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Austria. "Hoffmann " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 50000 in Brazil , and some 30000 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.
