Höfels Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Höfels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 180 | 1:447,253 | 39,773 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
The alternate forms: Hofels (4) are calculated separately.
Höfels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höfels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Höfels is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Hofels. For other possible spellings of Höfels click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höfels? popularity and diffusion
The surname Höfels is the 1,244,200th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Höfels is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höfels reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 447,253. In Germany Höfels is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent reside, Berlin, where 26 percent reside and Saarland, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofels | 94 | 4 | / |
| Höffels | 92 | 14 | / |
| Hafels | 83 | 29 | / |
| Heffels | 77 | 759 | / |
| Hoefels | 77 | 68 | / |
| Hoffels | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ofels | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afels | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eufels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chofles | 62 | 67 | / |
| Chefles | 62 | 5 | / |
| Ophaels | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chafles | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hoffles | 62 | 0 | / |
| Afles | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ofles | 55 | 2 | / |
| Haflz | 55 | 2 | / |
| Afils | 55 | 2 | / |
| Efils | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ophüls | 50 | 61 | / |
| Offles | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ophils | 50 | 2 | / |
| Haflez | 50 | 1 | / |
| Apfles | 50 | 0 | / |
| Effles | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Höfels
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