Echterhoff Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Echterhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echterhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6281:128,19315,631
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Echterhoff Last Name Facts

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

Echterhoff is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echterhoff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,497th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. Echterhoff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Echterhoff reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Echterhoff is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 128,193. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Echterhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Echterhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Echterhoff surname grew 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Echterhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Echterhoff last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Echterhoff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.85% more than the national average, earning $49,988 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Echterhoff
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