Höfert Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4871:165,30919,567
Austria211:405,49741,758
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Hofert (886) are calculated separately.

Höfert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höfert is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Hofert. Click here to see other potential spellings of Höfert.

How Common Is The Last Name Höfert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Höfert is the 599,225th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname Höfert is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höfert reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 165,309. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofert94886/
Höferth9225/
Höpfert9220/
Höffert922/
Höfer9116,828/
Höffer83474/
Höpfer83296/
Hefert8319/
Hafert8318/
Khöfer831/
Öfer801/
Höfertová801/
Hoffert773,506/
Hoefert77703/
Haffert77151/
Heufert7760/
Hoferdt7715/
Chafert779/
Heffert777/
Höpffer771/
Hopfert771/
Hepfert770/
Hofer7373,348/
Hafer736,443/
Hefer731,938/
Efert7343/
Ofert7332/
Häfer7331/
Afert732/
Ahfer731/
Ohfer730/
Hofferth71205/
Höferová71118/
Cheffert7177/
Hoeffert7122/
Hoffeurt714/
Hoffer6714,634/
Hoefer674,933/
Chafer672,738/
Heffer671,936/
Hopfer671,628/
Hepfer67911/
Haffer67618/
Effert67550/
Chefer67404/
Haefer67224/
Offert67149/
Hofart67121/
Heefer67119/
Chofer6746/
Haferd6740/
Hofher6736/
Ehvert6727/
Heufer6724/
Hafeer6714/
Hafeur6710/
Heferd676/
Hafort674/
Höfferová673/
Ahafer672/
Haferr671/
Hofier671/
Hofeer671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Affert671/
Oefert671/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Hafart670/
Opfert670/
Hofort670/
Eufert670/
Hoferd670/

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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 Höfert
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