Simhofer Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Simhofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 128 | 1:66,527 | 10,251 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
The alternate forms: Simhöfer (1) are calculated separately.
Simhofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simhofer has its highest incidence in Austria. It can be found in the variant forms: Simhöfer. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simhofer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Simhofer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Simhofer is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 66,527. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 89 percent live, Styria, where 6 percent live and Vienna, where 3 percent live. Outside of Austria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simhöfer | 96 | 1 | / |
| Simhoffer | 94 | 29 | / |
| Seinhofer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seimofe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schinhofer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Senhofer | 75 | 32 | / |
| Zeinhofer | 71 | 222 | / |
| Simofi | 71 | 54 | / |
| Shenhofer | 71 | 41 | / |
| Shengofer | 71 | 30 | / |
| Zainhofer | 71 | 20 | / |
| Szenhofer | 71 | 11 | / |
| Xeinhofer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schenofer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singoffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shenoffer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Szenchofer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimofey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schenhofer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senofer | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Simhofer
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