Bischoff Surname
Approximately 50,545 people bear this surname
Bischoff Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Bishop [Ger. bischof; of the same orig. as English Bishop(p, q.v. in Dict.
Bischoff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,614 | 1:2,468 | 235 |
| United States | 9,827 | 1:36,884 | 4,577 |
| France | 1,870 | 1:35,520 | 4,330 |
| Brazil | 1,368 | 1:156,487 | 6,016 |
| Switzerland | 1,353 | 1:6,070 | 946 |
| Canada | 510 | 1:72,246 | 8,213 |
| Netherlands | 455 | 1:37,115 | 6,245 |
| Argentina | 423 | 1:101,048 | 8,530 |
| Australia | 374 | 1:72,181 | 8,509 |
| South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
| Denmark | 264 | 1:21,381 | 2,154 |
| Austria | 216 | 1:39,423 | 6,339 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| Poland | 136 | 1:279,476 | 34,080 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Paraguay | 77 | 1:93,984 | 2,236 |
| Hungary | 66 | 1:148,731 | 13,450 |
| Venezuela | 65 | 1:464,678 | 9,130 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 933 | 1:53,825 | 6,059 |
Bischoff (28) may also be a first name.
Bischoff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Bishop [Ger. bischof; of the same orig. as English Bishop(p, q.v. in Dict.
(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.
Bischoff Demographics
Average Male Bischoff Height
176.47 cm
Average Female Bischoff Height
166.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bischoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bischoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bischoff occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bischoff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,113th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 144,179 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Bischoff live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bischoff is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 28 people.
Bischoff is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 32,614 people, or 1 in 2,468. In Germany Bischoff is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Bischoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bischoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,053 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 379 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bischoff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bischoff surname are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.53% being registered with the party.
The amount Bischoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning 342,344 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.95% more than the national average, earning R 460,908 per year; in United States they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $48,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $51,454 CAD per year.
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