Bischof Surname
Approximately 19,560 people bear this surname
Bischof Surname Definition:
(German) Member of a bishop’s entourage or household; one who came from Bischof, in Germany; one playing the part of a bishop in play or pageant.
Bischof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,120 | 1:11,307 | 1,445 |
| Switzerland | 4,378 | 1:1,876 | 173 |
| Austria | 3,858 | 1:2,207 | 184 |
| United States | 2,190 | 1:165,506 | 16,799 |
| Hungary | 407 | 1:24,119 | 2,685 |
| Brazil | 298 | 1:718,370 | 26,318 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| South Africa | 123 | 1:440,469 | 37,524 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Czechia | 115 | 1:92,465 | 15,378 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Liechtenstein | 27 | 1:1,421 | 148 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 149 | 1:337,038 | 26,036 |
Bischof Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Member of a bishop’s entourage or household; one who came from Bischof, in Germany; one playing the part of a bishop in play or pageant.
Bischof Demographics
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Bischof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bischof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bischof is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bischof? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,482nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 372,574 people. The surname Bischof occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Bischof live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Bischof is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 7,120 people, or 1 in 11,307. In Germany Bischof is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 20 percent are found.
Bischof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bischof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bischof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bischof surname are 13.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.87% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bischof earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning 346,390 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.67% more than the national average, earning R 405,576 per year; in United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning $57,675 CAD per year.
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Bischof Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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