Imhoff Surname

51,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Imhoff Surname Definition:

(German), Immo's court, yard, farm, or manor.

Imhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0841:71,2948,255
Argentina1,5081:28,3442,369
Germany1,0891:73,9269,353
France7631:87,05512,430
Canada3771:97,73410,638
Australia3271:82,5569,565
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
Hungary531:185,21315,991
England511:1,092,51152,584
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
Belgium231:499,85448,667
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7371:68,1397,393

Imhoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Immo's court, yard, farm, or manor.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Imhoff Last Name Facts

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

Imhoff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,572nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 733,227 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Imhoff reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Imhoff is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,084 people, or 1 in 71,294. In The United States Imhoff is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Imhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Imhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Imhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Imhoff surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Imhoff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iemhoff9238/
Immhoff9211/
Imhooff927/
Imhof9116,147/
Imoff91114/
Emhoff83417/
Inhoff83297/
Imhoof83203/
Himoff8334/
Imohff8321/
Ymhoff8310/
Imhofe839/
Imnoff836/
Imoffe834/
Himhof831/
Immhof831/
Imhoft831/
Jmhoff831/
Imhofs830/
Umhoff830/
Imhaff830/
Imhopf830/
Imof804/
Einhoff77327/
Haimoff77135/
Haimhof774/
Heimoff773/
Humhoff771/
Inchoff770/
Eimhoof770/
Isnhoff770/
Jinhoff770/
Ienhoff770/
Inhof73356/
Emhof73190/
Emoff7399/
Inoff7321/
Umhof7317/
Umoff737/
Himof734/
Imhaf733/
Jmhof733/
Imhob732/
Imhov732/
Imnof732/
Ymoff731/
Immof731/
Ginchoff715/
Imhofová712/
Heinhoff710/
Inhofe67107/
Yhmoff6751/
Ionoff6749/
Henoff6746/
Haimof6735/
Hymoff6728/
Inhoof6713/
Enhoff677/
Hinoff676/
Ymhoof675/
Jimohf675/
Ginoff675/
Immoof672/
Einoff672/
Imkhov672/
Innhof671/
Ingoff671/
Imhowa671/
Emjoff671/
Jimhov671/
Jmhoof671/
Imhafe671/
Emhaff670/
Emhoof670/
Ehmhof670/
Inhaff670/

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