Hönig Surname
Approximately 6,855 people bear this surname
Hönig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,125 | 1:13,144 | 1,702 |
| Austria | 412 | 1:20,669 | 3,223 |
| Czechia | 204 | 1:52,125 | 8,732 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Honig (6,363) are calculated separately.
Hönig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hönig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hönig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Honig. For other potential spellings of Hönig click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hönig? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hönig is the 71,984th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,063,099 people. Hönig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hönig reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 6,125 people, or 1 in 13,144. In Germany Hönig is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live, Bavaria, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent live and Czechia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honig | 93 | 6,363 | / |
| Hönigs | 91 | 24 | / |
| Hönigk | 91 | 19 | / |
| Hönnig | 91 | 15 | / |
| Höhnig | 91 | 1 | / |
| Henig | 80 | 1,299 | / |
| Hänig | 80 | 760 | / |
| Hanig | 80 | 753 | / |
| Ehnig | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hénig | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hönik | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hönigová | 77 | 222 | / |
| Hönigova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hennig | 73 | 40,628 | / |
| Hannig | 73 | 6,280 | / |
| Hoenig | 73 | 3,147 | / |
| Jähnig | 73 | 1,649 | / |
| Hanțig | 73 | 163 | / |
| Honigh | 73 | 161 | / |
| Haenig | 73 | 79 | / |
| Hanigk | 73 | 72 | / |
| Hännig | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hönick | 73 | 52 | / |
| Chanig | 73 | 21 | / |
| Honnig | 73 | 14 | / |
| Chenig | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hähnig | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hönike | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hahnig | 73 | 2 | / |
| Henieg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haanig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honeig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heunig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Henicg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hehnig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huinig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heneig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hönicke | 67 | 2,583 | / |
| Hennigh | 67 | 504 | / |
| Onig | 67 | 176 | / |
| Haennig | 67 | 144 | / |
| Enig | 67 | 141 | / |
| Anig | 67 | 81 | / |
| Chennig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoenigk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hannigh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hennigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hennihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoenigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hennigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choenig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannigg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hennieg | 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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- 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 Hönig
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