Berghoff Surname

112,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Berghoff Surname User-submission:

The Berghoff surname was probably assigned by an Austrian clerk, as the practice of assigning names formed of two nouns was common: berg (mountain) and hof (house, dwelling).

Berghoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0691:26,2323,463
United States8851:409,55835,670
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Berghoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Berghoff surname was probably assigned by an Austrian clerk, as the practice of assigning names formed of two nouns was common: berg (mountain) and hof (house, dwelling).

- aefre

Berghoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berghoff occurs most in Germany. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,786th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,775,285 people. Berghoff is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Berghoff reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berghoff is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,069 people, or 1 in 26,232. In Germany Berghoff is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Berghoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berghoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berghoff last name grew 2,011 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berghoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berghoff surname are 21.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berghoff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning 253,601 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning R 255,168 per year and in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berghof93666/
Bergoff9389/
Beringhoff89105/
Borghoff881,337/
Verghoff880/
Bergof861/
Behringhoff841/
Beringoff821/
Beringhof821/
Berghov8016/
Borgoff802/
Borghof802/
Bergouf801/
Berngof801/
Bergauff756/
Bergob7192/
Bergov7163/
Bergow714/
Bergova6774/
Borghov6725/

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Berghoff 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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