Bishoff Surname

202,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bishoff 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.

Bishoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5821:229,11422,092
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Canada901:409,39536,056
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Australia341:793,99150,673
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6231:80,6088,486

Bishoff 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

Bishoff Last Name Facts

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

Bishoff (Russian: Бишофф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bishoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bishoff is the 202,554th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,544,526 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Bishoff reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bishoff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 229,114. In The United States Bishoff is most numerous in: Maryland, where 19 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Bishoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bishoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bishoff surname grew 254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bishoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bishoff are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bishoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bischoff9350,545/
Bisshoff931/
Buishoff931/
Bishof92175/
Bisoff921/
Bisschoff881,791/
Bischoffs8859/
Bischhoff8839/
Bischoffe8820/
Bishchoff8815/
Bieschoff884/
Bitschoff881/
Bischof8619,560/
Bichoff86228/
Wishoff8646/
Beshoff8642/
Bitsoff8627/
Biszoff8615/
Bishofs866/
Bishopf862/
Baisoff861/
Bishhof861/
Vishoff861/
Byshoff861/
Bisshof861/
Bishaff860/
Bishofe860/
Bisof8375/
Bischofs80300/
Weishoff80237/
Wijshoff80159/
Wieshoff8073/
Bichoffe8072/
Wischoff8068/
Bischoft8017/
Bischhof8013/
Bischofe8010/
Bichhoff808/
Bieschof805/
Bischaff804/
Bisschof802/
Vischoff802/
Bischosf802/
Bishchof802/
Beschoff802/
Baiseoff801/
Betshoff801/
Bixchoff801/
Bischoif801/
Bischoof801/
Bichouff801/
Beushoff800/
Bischowf800/
Bisahaff800/
Biszof77201/
Bishow77136/
Bichof77115/
Wisoff7783/
Bisofs7765/
Bishov7758/
Bizoff7728/
Bishaf7712/
Besoff7711/
Bishob779/
Byshof778/
Bisofe774/
Baisof772/
Wishof772/
Wischhoff7567/
Wiesshoff755/
Weisshoff753/
Beuschoff750/
Weisehoff750/
Weischoff750/
Bischofová71116/
Bichofe7153/
Vichoff7144/
Weishof7141/
Wieschhoff7141/
Wischof7123/
Bishova7122/
Baishov7120/
Bessoff7115/
Wyshoff718/
Bieshov717/
Bechoff715/
Bischow715/
Bichaff715/
Wijshof714/
Bitshow714/
Beishov712/
Wichoff712/
Wieshof711/
Beshoof711/
Wishchhoff711/
Weshoff711/
Huishof711/
Biszoft711/
Bishoph710/
Bishafe710/
Wishaff710/
Bišof67124/
Wischhof67106/
Weißhoff6758/
Bisov6748/
Baishova6728/
Weeshoff6723/
Boychoff6720/
Bechhoff6713/
Vesshoff6713/
Bisob679/
Boytsoff678/
Vitchoff677/
Weisjoff677/
Besof674/
Bisschob672/
Whichoff671/
Weiseoff671/
Vichoffe671/
Baitchof671/
Weisshof671/
Bisaf671/
Bischoph670/
Beushoof670/
Witchoff670/

Bishoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bishoff in the Russian language
Бишоффbisoff-

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