Herkenhoff Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herkenhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkenhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6911:116,50614,326
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Brazil2251:951,44133,905
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Herkenhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herkenhoff is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkenhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herkenhoff is the 295,590th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Herkenhoff are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 116,506. In Germany Herkenhoff is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 85 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Herkenhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herkenhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herkenhoff last name expanded 655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herkenhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herkenhoff are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

Herkenhoff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 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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