Garthoff Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Garthoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4241:189,87122,028
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Garthoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garthoff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Garthoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garthoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Garthoff are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 189,871. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany Garthoff occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Garthoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garthoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garthoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garthoff surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garthoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning R 217,368 per year and in United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garthof9360/
Arthoff930/
Harthoff888/
Gorthoff881/
Gerthoff880/
Garthoof880/
Artoff8657/
Arthof861/
Harthopff828/
Hartoff8011/
Orthoff809/
Harthof808/
Artoffe807/
Gartoft803/
Garthow802/
Artof7711/
Harthopf7548/
Harttoff751/
Hartof7121/
Ortoff7118/
Orthof717/
Arthaf714/
Gartov712/
Artouf711/
Arthov711/
Harthophf710/
Hartouf67138/
Hartoft6768/
Hartopf671/
Gartova671/

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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 Garthoff
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