Höck Surname

118,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Höck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9481:27,3093,605
Austria8541:9,9711,311
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Höck Last Name Facts

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

Höck is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,297th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,874,851 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höck are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,948 people, or 1 in 27,309. In Germany Höck is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany Höck is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höckh89101/
Höcks892/
Hök86235/
Öck861/
Häck75421/
Jöck7572/
Höhk7519/
Hökh757/
Höcs751/
Höks751/
Höcková7316/
Haeck672,813/
Hoeck671,819/
Häckh6744/
Huick6744/
Häcke6734/
Hökås679/
Ök673/
Hötschke671/

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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
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  • 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 Höck
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