Dönhoff Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dönhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dönhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Donhoff (71) are calculated separately.

Dönhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dönhoff occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Donhoff. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dönhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dönhoff reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany Dönhoff is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Bavaria, where 21 percent are found and Berlin, where 19 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donhoff9571/
Denhoff86307/
Danhoff86264/
Dannhoff80101/
Dehnhoff8077/
Doenhoff8019/
Denhooff801/
Danehoff800/
Dahnhoff800/
Danhof77614/
Danoff77528/
Denhof77407/
Donoff77137/
Denoff77105/
Donhof7721/
Daehnhoff751/
Dannhof7146/
Duinhof7124/
Donnhof714/
Danioff714/
Dannoff713/
Dhonoff711/
Dehnhof711/
Donjoff711/
Denyoff711/
Denofff710/
Denhoof710/
Danof678/
Denof676/
Dhonnoff671/
Donof671/

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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
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  • 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 Dönhoff
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