Höffner Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7291:110,43313,594
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hoffner (3,960) are calculated separately.

Höffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Höffner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Hoffner. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höffner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höffner reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Höffner is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 729 people, or 1 in 110,433. In Germany Höffner is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 4 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoffner953,960/
Höfner922,617/
Öffner92137/
Heffner8611,614/
Haffner8610,994/
Höpfner866,711/
Häffner861,314/
Öfner83519/
Höffnerová824/
Haeffner801,108/
Hoeffner80992/
Heeffner803/
Huiffner802/
Chaffner802/
Hafffner801/
Cheffner801/
Heuffner801/
Heffnier800/
Hafner7732,204/
Hefner7713,397/
Häfner778,539/
Offner772,660/
Hofner771,745/
Effner77809/
Affner772/
Ohfner771/
Heffne771/
Hoepffner75132/
Höfnerová7525/
Hepffnner752/
Haeffnner751/
Haefner712,937/
Hopfner711,730/
Hepfner71465/
Hoefner71440/
Heefner71420/
Oeffner71335/
Aeffner7133/
Heffney7123/
Chefner715/
Haffney713/
Hefnner712/
Hafnner712/
Heufner712/
Offnerr711/
Hafnier711/
Hafneer711/
Hefneir711/
Haafner710/
Hoffnir710/
Hewfner710/
Chaffenner710/
Haffnir710/
Hefnier710/
Ofner674,743/
Hoepfner672,244/
Hefne67454/
Efner67110/
Hafne6737/
Afner6722/
Effne675/
Offne674/
Heepfner671/
Cheffney671/
Chaffney670/
Haeffney670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Höffner
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