Höffgen Surname
Approximately 580 people bear this surname
Höffgen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 577 | 1:139,524 | 16,921 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Hoffgen (32) are calculated separately.
Höffgen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höffgen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Höffgen is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Hoffgen. For other potential spellings of Höffgen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höffgen? popularity and diffusion
Höffgen is the 550,571st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höffgen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Höffgen is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 139,524. In Germany Höffgen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Hamburg, where 8 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffgen | 95 | 32 | / |
| Höfgen | 92 | 488 | / |
| Hoeffgen | 80 | 25 | / |
| Effgen | 77 | 799 | / |
| Hofgen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hefgen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hafgen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hoefgen | 71 | 186 | / |
| Höfchen | 71 | 128 | / |
| Hoffein | 71 | 6 | / |
| Haffein | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoffhen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Effgenn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heffien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heffsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoffeyn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haffsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoffien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoffhein | 67 | 67 | / |
| Efgen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hoffhien | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afgen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaffien | 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 Höffgen
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