Höflich Surname

226,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höflich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höflich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6581:48,5566,351
Austria631:135,16618,435
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Hoflich (108) are calculated separately.

Höflich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höflich is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Hoflich. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Höflich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,224th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höflich reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,658 people, or 1 in 48,556. In Germany Höflich is most common in: Bavaria, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Höflich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Höflich has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Höflich surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoflich95108/
Höfflich932/
Höflisch931/
Haflich86340/
Heflich86132/
Höfli8359/
Höflichová828/
Hoeflich80833/
Hofflich8042/
Haeflich8012/
Haflisch8011/
Heuflich806/
Hafllich802/
Höflie779/
Aflich771/
Eflich771/
Hoeflichh751/
Hoffleich750/
Hoefflich750/
Höflitz7121/
Haflish710/
Afflich710/
Haflech710/
Höfle671,683/
Aflih67351/
Hafli6768/
Hefli6713/
Hofli672/
Ahfli671/
Howflish671/

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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 Höflich
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