Höhn Surname

34,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höhn Surname User-submission:

(Middle Low German) The Höhn surname is derived from the Middle Low German hon, meaning 'chicken'. It was given as a nickname to someone who raised poultry.

(North German) Topographic name from an old word hon, meaning 'bog'.

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Höhn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,3011:5,629678
Switzerland5951:13,8032,280
Austria1491:57,1518,936
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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Höhn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Middle Low German) The Höhn surname is derived from the Middle Low German hon, meaning 'chicken'. It was given as a nickname to someone who raised poultry.

(North German) Topographic name from an old word hon, meaning 'bog'.

(North German) Variant of Hoehn.

(South German) Variant of Hoehne.

(South German) From an aphetic form of the personal name Johann(es).

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Höhn Demographics

Average Höhn Salary in
South Africa

R 172,440

Per year
Rank:
82,956 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.06425E-5
Rank: 130,014 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
72.56%
Sample size: 3 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Höhn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höhn is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höhn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,801st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 478,562 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höhn live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 14,301 people, or 1 in 5,629. In Germany Höhn is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Höhn Last Name Statistics demography

Höhn earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning R 172,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höhne8916,831/
Höhnk8941/
Höhnn896/
Öhn863/
Hön861/
Hähn75999/
Öhne7556/
Hönn7529/
Höhnová7324/
Hoehn676,400/
Ön673,698/
Haehn67622/
Hönck6764/
Heuhn674/
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