Hölzer Surname

114,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hölzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hölzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9511:20,3762,700
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Holzer (32,064) are calculated separately.

Hölzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hölzer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Holzer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hölzer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,477th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,804,741 people. The surname Hölzer occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hölzer reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,951 people, or 1 in 20,376. In Germany Hölzer is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and Thuringia, where 12 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holzer9432,064/
Höltzer9234/
Ölzer911/
Hölze911/
Helzer831,899/
Hölger8360/
Höljer8329/
Halzer8317/
Hölser837/
Hälzer831/
Ölze8025/
Holtzer771,438/
Hoelzer77916/
Heltzer77208/
Höllger77183/
Helszer7736/
Holzher7723/
Haltzer7713/
Hölgert7710/
Holzier777/
Helczer772/
Hellzer771/
Hollzer771/
Heldzer771/
Haelzer770/
Haldzer770/
Hallzer770/
Holze731,985/
Elzer731,788/
Alzer73301/
Olzer73148/
Ölcer7352/
Helze7318/
Ölser7316/
Halze7315/
Hölge7314/
Hölje731/
Öljer731/
Hölscher7112,315/
Holzherr71304/
Hoeltzer7129/
Chelczer716/
Khöltger711/
Holzheur711/
Alzeer673,661/
Elzeer67960/
Helser67953/
Halser67544/
Höltje67358/
Höltge67354/
Holser67284/
Elzear67192/
Alszer67135/
Elzeir67122/
Höljes6748/
Holţer6746/
Olszer6745/
Alzier6722/
Alzeir6719/
Eltzer6718/
Altzer677/
Oelzer677/
Alzear676/
Eulzer675/
Hollze675/
Höllge675/
Hoelze674/
Halzey672/
Holzhe672/
Holzey672/
Alzher672/
Ölcher671/
Helzie671/
Ellzer671/
Helzei671/
Helzey670/
Holzscher670/
Aelzer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hölzer
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