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

Höflich is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hoflich. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höflich? popularity and diffusion

Höflich is the 226,224th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höflich live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,658 people, or 1 in 48,556. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Höflich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Höflich has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Höflich last name fell 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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