Hölscher Surname
Approximately 12,315 people bear this surname
Hölscher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,055 | 1:6,678 | 822 |
| Netherlands | 113 | 1:149,444 | 22,442 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Holscher (2,338) are calculated separately.
Hölscher Demographics
Average Male Hölscher Height
176.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hölscher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hölscher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hölscher occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Holscher. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hölscher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,335th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 591,762 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hölscher reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 12,055 people, or 1 in 6,678. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Hölscher Last Name Statistics demography
Hölscher earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.75% more than the national average, earning R 467,544 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holscher | 96 | 2,338 | / |
| Ölscher | 93 | 105 | / |
| Helscher | 88 | 258 | / |
| Ohlscher | 88 | 53 | / |
| Halscher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hölser | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ölcher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoelscher | 82 | 5,782 | / |
| Holschier | 82 | 120 | / |
| Ahlschier | 82 | 16 | / |
| Hollscher | 82 | 2 | / |
| Holscheer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Holschher | 82 | 1 | / |
| Heelscher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Haelscher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Alscher | 80 | 1,467 | / |
| Olscher | 80 | 87 | / |
| Elscher | 80 | 42 | / |
| Helsher | 80 | 41 | / |
| Holsher | 80 | 32 | / |
| Halsher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ölcer | 77 | 52 | / |
| Ölser | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oelscher | 75 | 56 | / |
| Hoelsher | 75 | 40 | / |
| Allscher | 75 | 5 | / |
| Holesher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hellsher | 75 | 0 | / |
| D'Hoelscher | 74 | 3 | / |
| Hölzer | 71 | 4,038 | / |
| Helser | 71 | 953 | / |
| Halser | 71 | 544 | / |
| Elsher | 71 | 347 | / |
| Holser | 71 | 284 | / |
| Olsher | 71 | 133 | / |
| Hölger | 71 | 60 | / |
| Alsher | 71 | 50 | / |
| Höljer | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hellesher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elshear | 67 | 214 | / |
| Höllger | 67 | 183 | / |
| Helszer | 67 | 36 | / |
| Holzher | 67 | 23 | / |
| Alshear | 67 | 11 | / |
| Elesher | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hölgert | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elsheir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoelser | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elshier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alsheer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alseher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elsheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elschir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alshier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alsheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haelser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holsehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holseer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allsher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hollser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Olesher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Alesher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holsier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hölscher
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