Hittorff Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hittorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hittorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hittorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hittorff is found most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hittorff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Hittorff is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Hittorff are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hittorff is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany Hittorff occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live.

Hittorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hittorff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hittorf9320/
Eittorf8028/
Historf800/
Hestorff755/
Heistorf750/
Estorff6732/
Eytorff6731/
Hestorf672/
Estorffe6326/
Estorf5738/
Eutorf570/
Heytarf5310/
Estorfe532/
Chaitarb501/

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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 Hittorff
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