Berghof Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Berghof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berghof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4601:175,01220,562
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
France251:2,656,909193,074
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Austria121:709,62061,025
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Berghof Last Name Facts

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

Berghof is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 495,560th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. The surname Berghof occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Berghof are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany Berghof is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Thuringia, where 24 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Berghof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berghof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berghof surname rose 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berghof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berghof surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Berghof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berghoff934,105/
Bergof921/
Beringhof881/
Bergoff8689/
Berghov8616/
Borghof862/
Bergouf861/
Berngof861/
Beringhoff82105/
Borghoff801,337/
Verghoff800/
Behringhoff781/
Bergob7792/
Bergov7763/
Bergow774/
Beringoff751/
Bergova7174/
Borghov7125/
Borgoff712/
Berengov6750/
Beringov6728/
Bergauff676/
Berghahb671/
Verengof671/

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Berghof Reference & Research

Berkhof - Berkhoff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Berghof
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