Höhns Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Höhns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Höhns 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
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Hohns (275) are calculated separately.

Höhns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höhns occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Hohns. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Höhns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höhns live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 383,359. In Germany Höhns is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

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
Hohns93275/
Höns8938/
Öhns8913/
Höhnsch831/
Hahns8027/
Jöhns803/
Hehns801/
Hönsch73449/
Hoehns73128/
Hahans731/
Hans6752,676/
Hens676,119/
Hons671,704/
Hahnsch6774/
Ahns6755/
Häns6745/
Ohns6731/
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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 Höhns
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