Bischoffer Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bischoffer 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.

Bischoffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bischoffer 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.

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

Bischoffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bischoffer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bischoffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Bischoffer is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bischoffer are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 69 percent reside, Arizona, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Bischoffer occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Bischoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bischoffer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bischoffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bischoffer last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Bischoffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bischofer95377/
Bischoffe9520/
Bischhofer901/
Bischoffjr901/
Wischoffer900/
Bichoffe8972/
Bischofe8910/
Bischoffi849/
Wischofer841/
Bichofe8253/
Bishofe820/
Wishofer7840/
Bichoffi7813/
Bechofer781/
Bisofe754/
Wieshofer74322/
Bechhofer74106/
Bisoffi711,052/
Bichofi7132/
Bizoffe711/
Bishafe710/
Weisshofer703/
Voitshofer701/
Bisouffi671/
Wishafer670/

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