Höchner Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Höchner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höchner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Hochner (227) are calculated separately.

Höchner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Höchner has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as: Hochner. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Höchner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Höchner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höchner reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany Höchner is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 88 percent are found, Hesse, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 47 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hochner95227/
Öchsner86656/
Hechner8651/
Jöchner8650/
Hächner861/
Hachner861/
Haschner8083/
Hoechner8038/
Hoschner8010/
Chechner804/
Heschner801/
Ochner77636/
Achner77300/
Echner7774/
Höjner7717/
Hochne777/
Hößner773/
Hachne772/
Hatschner752/
Hoeschner750/
Eschner711,403/
Euchner71831/
Chesner71438/
Aschner71218/
Oschner7152/
Hössner7115/
Chachne7111/
Hachney715/
Hochney712/
Chasner712/
Hötzner711/
Hohsner711/
Hashner710/
Heshner710/
Aechner710/
Chesnier67610/
Özner6761/
Uischner6741/
Chassner6738/
Chosnier6718/
Achne679/
Öjner676/
Oschsner676/
Chessner674/
Öxner673/
Euschner673/
Oeschner673/
Choczner672/
Ochne671/
Echne671/
Hochnair671/
Jäschner671/
Heuhsner671/
Oechnear670/
Chesneer670/
Chesnear670/
Cheesner670/

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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 Höchner
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