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
Average Male Bischof Height
176.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bischof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bischof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bischof is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bischof? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 27,482nd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 372,574 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Bischof live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 7,120 people, or 1 in 11,307. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 20 percent reside.
Bischof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bischof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bischof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bischof are 13.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.87% registered with 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
- 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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- 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
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