Höhl Surname

167,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höhl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höhl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4961:32,2544,260
Austria621:137,34618,671
Finland91:610,74534,002
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Höhl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höhl is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Höhl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Höhl is the 167,441st most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,821,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höhl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,496 people, or 1 in 32,254. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 45 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höhle892,084/
Öhl86304/
Höl86185/
Höll754,215/
Höld75412/
Jöhl75376/
Hähl75125/
Höle7518/
Khöl751/
Höhlová733/
Hoehl67644/
Hölle67568/
Hähle67485/
Haehl67357/
Höllt6739/
Öl6713/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Höhl
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