Hühner Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hühner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hühner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5111:157,54518,785
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Huhner (159) are calculated separately.

Hühner Last Name Facts

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

Hühner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Huhner. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hühner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 595,654th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Hühner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hühner reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 157,545. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Hesse, where 26 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huhner94159/
Hühnert9232/
Hüner912,864/
Hühne911,356/
Hünger83146/
Hünert83123/
Hünner8326/
Hügner833/
Hóhner831/
Üner8011,181/
Hüne80165/
Hoehner77476/
Huehner7740/
Hünerth7714/
Huhnert772/
Hiehner770/
Hauhner770/
Hiner734,422/
Honer732,284/
Huner73624/
Huhne73188/
Ünger73150/
Jühne73120/
Ünner7363/
Ünert7317/
Uhner7311/
Hűner734/
Hihne730/
Hünerová7113/
Hühneová713/
Chhonher711/
Hauner671,291/
Honner671,173/
Hoener67864/
Hutner67679/
Chiner67410/
Hinner67391/
Hunner67377/
Husner67219/
Hiener67205/
Heuner67148/
Huiner67144/
Huehne6769/
Huener6769/
Choner6734/
Uhnger6732/
Khuner6730/
Hunert6722/
Hugner6721/
Khünee6719/
Honier6716/
Hunher6714/
Hünnes679/
Hooner675/
Oehner675/
Høiner674/
Chuner673/
Humner672/
Hunier672/
Hűnner672/
Chihne671/
Chhine671/
Huyner671/
Houner671/
Uthner671/
Honher671/
Hunetr671/
Uehner670/
Honeir670/

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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 Hühner
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