Hirschhofer Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Hirschhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirschhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2761:30,8534,970
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hirschhöfer (9) are calculated separately.

Hirschhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hirschhofer is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Hirschhöfer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirschhofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. Hirschhofer is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hirschhofer reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 30,853. In Austria Hirschhofer is most numerous in: Lower Austria, where 72 percent reside, Burgenland, where 13 percent reside and Styria, where 9 percent reside. Not including Austria Hirschhofer occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Hirschhofer Last Name Statistics demography

Hirschhofer earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $55,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirschhöfer979/
Hirschofer952/
Herschhofer911/
Gerschoffer7370/
Herzhofer701/
Chirsopher671/
Gershoffer671/
Gerzhofer605/
Ersefer5616/
Ercafer567/
Erchafe561/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hirschhofer
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