Hochstetter Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hochstetter Surname Definition:

From place name in South Germany (Hochstedt).

Hochstetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4251:189,42521,979
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
France631:1,054,329115,549
Chile521:338,7789,521
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England131:4,286,005132,302
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Austria111:774,13064,097
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Höchstetter (180) are calculated separately.

Hochstetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in South Germany (Hochstedt).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hochstetter Last Name Facts

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

Hochstetter is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Höchstetter. Click here for other potential spellings of Hochstetter.

How Common Is The Last Name Hochstetter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,654th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Hochstetter reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hochstetter is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 189,425. In Germany Hochstetter is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent are found and Bavaria, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Hochstetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hochstetter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hochstetter surname grew 301 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hochstetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hochstetter are 22.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Hochstetter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.5% less than the national average, earning R 17,820 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.53% more than the national average, earning $57,898 CAD per year.

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Hochstetter Reference & Research

Hochstetler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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