Hochmeyer Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hochmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hochmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hochmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hochmeyer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hochmeyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Hochmeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Hochmeyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hochmeyer are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 92 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany Hochmeyer is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Hochmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hochmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hochmeyer last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Hochmeyer
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