von Hoyer Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
von Hoyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
von Hoyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Hoyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Hoyer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Hoyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of von Hoyer reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 80 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Heyer | 89 | 38 | / |
| von Geyer | 78 | 6 | / |
| von Heuer | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Heur | 71 | 190 | / |
| van Heer | 71 | 102 | / |
| van Goer | 71 | 30 | / |
| von Auer | 71 | 13 | / |
| von Geyr | 71 | 8 | / |
| von Euer | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Hear | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Haer | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Huer | 71 | 0 | / |
| von Egger | 67 | 17 | / |
| van Hauer | 67 | 9 | / |
| van Ogier | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Eer | 63 | 241 | / |
| van Jour | 59 | 5 | / |
| Van-Heer | 59 | 2 | / |
| van Eart | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Haur | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Auer | 59 | 0 | / |
| Van-Eer | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 von Hoyer
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