Höfer Surname
Approximately 16,828 people bear this surname
Höfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,775 | 1:5,449 | 654 |
| Austria | 1,809 | 1:4,707 | 521 |
| Czechia | 128 | 1:83,074 | 13,907 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Hofer (73,348) are calculated separately.
Höfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Höfer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Hofer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höfer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,701st most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 433,061 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höfer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 14,775 people, or 1 in 5,449. In Germany Höfer is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 11 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofer | 93 | 73,348 | / |
| Höfert | 91 | 519 | / |
| Höffer | 91 | 474 | / |
| Höpfer | 91 | 296 | / |
| Öfer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Höferth | 83 | 25 | / |
| Höpfert | 83 | 20 | / |
| Höffert | 83 | 2 | / |
| Höpffer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafer | 80 | 6,443 | / |
| Hefer | 80 | 1,938 | / |
| Häfer | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ahfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohfer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Höferová | 77 | 118 | / |
| Hoffer | 73 | 14,634 | / |
| Hoefer | 73 | 4,933 | / |
| Heffer | 73 | 1,936 | / |
| Hopfer | 73 | 1,628 | / |
| Hepfer | 73 | 911 | / |
| Haffer | 73 | 618 | / |
| Haefer | 73 | 224 | / |
| Heefer | 73 | 119 | / |
| Hofher | 73 | 36 | / |
| Heufer | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hafeer | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hafeur | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ahafer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hofeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hofier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haferr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hapfer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ophfer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Höfferová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afer | 67 | 2,150 | / |
| Ofer | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Hofherr | 67 | 901 | / |
| Hoeffer | 67 | 290 | / |
| Heeffer | 67 | 169 | / |
| Hopffer | 67 | 115 | / |
| Efer | 67 | 103 | / |
| Hoepfer | 67 | 87 | / |
| Haeffer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoffier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahaffer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heffier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoefier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofferr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafherr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hophfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haafier | 67 | 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
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- 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 Höfer
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