Allendorff Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Allendorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Allendorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Allendorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Allendorff occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allendorff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Allendorff is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Allendorff live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Allendorff is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 49 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Allendorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Allendorff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Allendorff surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Allendorff
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