Bischoff Surname

11,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bischoff Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Bishop [Ger. bischof; of the same orig. as English Bishop(p, q.v. in Dict.

Bischoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany32,6141:2,468235
United States9,8271:36,8844,577
France1,8701:35,5204,330
Brazil1,3681:156,4876,016
Switzerland1,3531:6,070946
Canada5101:72,2468,213
Netherlands4551:37,1156,245
Argentina4231:101,0488,530
Australia3741:72,1818,509
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
Denmark2641:21,3812,154
Austria2161:39,4236,339
England1481:376,47326,505
Poland1361:279,47634,080
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Venezuela651:464,6789,130
Romania531:378,82831,692
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Norway181:285,68329,080
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Wales131:238,04114,239
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Finland101:549,67032,186
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Belize11:355,4743,977
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9331:53,8256,059

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bischoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bischoff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bischoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,113th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 144,179 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Bischoff are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name globally It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 32,614 people, or 1 in 2,468. In Germany Bischoff is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Bischoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bischoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bischoff 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 holding the Bischoff last name are 16.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.53% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisschoff941,791/
Bischoffs9459/
Bischhoff9439/
Bischoffe9420/
Bishchoff9415/
Bieschoff944/
Bitschoff941/
Bischof9319,560/
Bishoff932,056/
Bichoff93228/
Biscoff9330/
Bischofs88300/
Bichoffe8872/
Bischoft8817/
Bischhof8813/
Bischofe8810/
Bichhoff888/
Bieschof885/
Bishcoff884/
Bischaff884/
Bischosf882/
Bisschof882/
Vischoff882/
Bishchof882/
Beschoff882/
Buishoff881/
Bisshoff881/
Bixchoff881/
Bischoif881/
Bischoof881/
Bichouff881/
Bischowf880/
Bishof86175/
Bichof86115/
Biscof862/
Bisoff861/
Beuschoff820/
Bichofe8053/
Beshoff8042/
Bitsoff8027/
Biszoff8015/
Bescoff806/
Bishofs806/
Bechoff805/
Bischow805/
Bichaff805/
Bishopf802/
Bisshof801/
Byshoff801/
Bishcof801/
Bishhof801/
Vishoff801/
Baisoff801/
Bishaff800/
Bishofe800/
Bischofová78116/
Bisof7775/
Boychoff7520/
Bechhoff7513/
Bisschob752/
Betshoff751/
Baiseoff751/
Baitchof751/
Bisahaff750/
Beushoff750/
Bischoph750/
Biszof71201/
Bishow71136/
Bisofs7165/
Bishov7158/
Biscow7132/
Bizoff7128/
Bichov7120/
Bishaf7112/
Besoff7111/
Bichow719/
Bishob719/
Byshof718/
Bisofe714/
Baisof712/
Bescof711/
Beschow6793/
Bishova6722/
Baishov6720/
Bessoff6715/
Bieshov677/
Bitshow674/
Beishov672/
Boichov671/
Byschow671/
Biszoft671/
Beshoof671/
Bechhof671/
Vischow670/
Bishafe670/
Bishoph670/

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