Hoefels Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoefels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoefels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Hoefels Last Name Facts

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

Hoefels has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Hoefels live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Berlin, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Hoefels Last Name Statistics demography

Hoefels earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $54,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofels924/
Heffels86759/
Hoffels868/
Heifels861/
Ofels830/
Höfels77186/
Hafels7729/
Eifels7717/
Eufels771/
Huffels71136/
Eyfells7126/
Höffels7114/
Eiffels710/
Hauffels675/
Efils671/
Afels670/
Haussfels631/
Uffels6248/
Aphels621/
Eifles620/
Hofles620/
Effles620/
Hutfils5710/
Effless571/
Ophaels571/
Hoffles570/
Ofles502/
Haflz502/
Afils502/
Uphls501/

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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 Hoefels
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