Holzhofer Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Holzhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Holzhofer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Austria271:315,38635,058
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003

The alternate forms: Holzhöfer (11) are calculated separately.

Holzhofer Last Name Facts

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

Holzhofer occurs most in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Holzhöfer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holzhofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Holzhofer live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Holzhofer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany Holzhofer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 89 percent live, Bavaria, where 6 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holzhöfer9611/
Holzhoffer958/
Holzofer941/
Holtzhafer8410/
Olshofer826/
Holczhaffer801/
Eltzhofer781/
Holzsefer780/
Holzapfe711/
Holzgafe711/
Ulshofer711/
Ulshoffer6739/
Alshoffer670/
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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 Holzhofer
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