Hochstetter Surname
Approximately 924 people bear this surname
Hochstetter Surname Definition:
From place name in South Germany (Hochstedt).
Hochstetter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 425 | 1:189,425 | 21,979 |
| United States | 283 | 1:1,280,774 | 90,005 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
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).
Hochstetter Demographics
Hochstetter Political Affiliation
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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
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Footnotes
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