Hohenester Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hohenester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hohenester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5401:149,08417,911
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Hohenester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hohenester is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hohenester? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,231st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hohenester are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hohenester is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 149,084. In Germany Hohenester is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 93 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hohennester951/
Eunesther741/
Ohionister701/
Hehunstre633/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hohenester
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