Høffer Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Høffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Høffer Last Name Facts

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

Høffer occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Høffer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Høffer reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 245,422. In Denmark it is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 61 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live. Not including Denmark Høffer occurs in one country. It is also found in Greenland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Høfer911/
Hőffer831/
Hffe801/
Hfer801/
Øffe801/
Ffer801/
Phffier772/
Hőfer736/
Pffer732/
Fÿfer731/
Hffeh731/
Jffer731/
Hvfer731/
Ffeir731/
Fer6713,283/
Hfe678/
Ffe674/
Ffeire671/
Chffie670/
Pffier670/

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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 Høffer
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