Kalthoff Surname

158,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kalthoff Surname User-submission:

Kalthoff is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Kalthoff [derived from Kalt-Hoff, meaning 'cold farm'], the name of a few places, typically in North Rhine-Westphalia (there is also a place named Kalthoffstraße, meaning 'cold-farm-street', 'the cold farm on the street').

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Kalthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0421:39,4255,217
United States5611:646,09451,847
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Kalthoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kalthoff is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Kalthoff [derived from Kalt-Hoff, meaning 'cold farm'], the name of a few places, typically in North Rhine-Westphalia (there is also a place named Kalthoffstraße, meaning 'cold-farm-street', 'the cold farm on the street').

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Kalthoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalthoff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalthoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,259th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,639,459 people. The last name Kalthoff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kalthoff are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,042 people, or 1 in 39,425. In Germany Kalthoff is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Kalthoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kalthoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalthoff surname expanded 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalthoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalthoff last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalthoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $48,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $56,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalthof93167/
Kaltoff931/
Kolthoff881,058/
Calthoff881/
Kalthoft880/
Kaltof861/
Kohlthoff821/
Kolthof80786/
Kaltoft80496/
Koltoff805/
Colthoff7550/
Kaltov712/
Kaltaf711/
Coltoff6738/
Colthof6711/
Kaltova673/
Kolthofová672/
Khaltov672/
Kolthov671/
Koltoft671/
Caltoft670/
Koldtoft6354/
Coultoff6317/
Khaltova632/
Kolthova631/
Khayletov591/
Coltof5794/
Koltov5765/
Kaltav5715/
Koltow576/
Caltaf571/
Caltow571/
Koltova5324/
Koltovs532/
Caltova531/
Kholtov531/
Kotletov5025/
Kholtova502/

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