Hoefger Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoefger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoefger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hoefger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoefger is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoefger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hoefger is the 11,742,229th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Hoefger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hoefger live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoefer924,933/
Hoefge920/
Hoefert86703/
Hoeffer86290/
Hoepfer8687/
Hoefges863/
Hoefier861/
Ofger834/
Hoeffert8022/
Haefer77224/
Heafer7774/
Houfer7744/
Heifer7742/
Heufer7724/
Eafger771/
Oefert771/
Hoifer770/
Hoefgeest7510/
Heeffer71169/
Goepfer71104/
Heufert7160/
Hueffer7126/
Heiffer7121/
Heifert7115/
Haeffer719/
Hheifer713/
Oebsger712/
Owefere711/
Howgier710/
Heiferd710/
Heuferd710/
Eifer67129/
Oifer6735/
Eufer6733/
Eyfer6714/
Uefer678/
Oufer674/
Yefer672/
Heuhofer671/
Ewger671/
Houwnger671/
Iefer671/
Goeffier671/
Heaffert670/
Owger670/
Headferd670/

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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 Hoefger
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