Birkhofer Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Birkhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4221:190,77122,122
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Birkhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birkhofer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkhofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 399,716th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Birkhofer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 190,771. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany Birkhofer occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Birkhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birkhofer surname are 21.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.95% registered with the party.

Birkhofer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $41,746 USD per year.

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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 Birkhofer
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