Bischofer Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Bischofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bischofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3431:24,8263,918
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bischofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bischofer is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bischofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Bischofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bischofer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 24,826. In Austria Bischofer is mostly found in: Tyrol, where 99 percent are found, Salzburg, where 0 percent are found and Styria, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Austria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bischoffer9543/
Bischhofer951/
Bischofe9410/
Bischoffe8920/
Wischofer891/
Bichofe8853/
Bishofe880/
Bischoffjr841/
Wischoffer840/
Bichoffe8272/
Wishofer8240/
Bechofer821/
Bisofe804/
Wieshofer78322/
Bechhofer78106/
Bischoffi789/
Bichofi7532/
Bishafe750/
Weisshofer743/
Voitshofer741/
Bichoffi7113/
Wishafer710/
Bisofa6775/
Bisofi6710/
Bizofe671/

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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 Bischofer
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