Karhof Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Greenland

Karhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greenland11:56,3791,133
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Karhof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karhof is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karhof.

How Common Is The Last Name Karhof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karhof live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 181,583. In The Netherlands Karhof is primarily found in: North Holland, where 71 percent live, Drenthe, where 13 percent live and North Brabant, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Karhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karhof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karhoff92496/
Kahrhof9215/
Karkhof9214/
Karof9130/
Kahrhoff86140/
Karkhoff86128/
Karchoff862/
Kahrhoof860/
Karouf83511/
Karoff83189/
Karhov8314/
Kerhof839/
Kairof839/
Karrof838/
Karoof833/
Kharof832/
Karofe832/
Karopf831/
Karhow831/
Kaurof830/
Kharchouf80757/
Kahrhooff800/
Kearchoff800/
Kharouf775,136/
Karzhov774,619/
Karkhov77181/
Kairoff7747/
Carhoff7740/
Karchov7731/
Karhova7720/
Kauroff7720/
Kharoof7711/
Kerhoff779/
Kharowf775/
Karzoff774/
Karchow774/
Korzhof771/
Katrouf771/
Korchof771/
Gkarouf771/
Karrouf771/
Karoufe771/
Kahrouf771/
Kerhoof770/
Karow733,861/
Karov732,467/
Karaf73355/
Carof7393/
Korof7331/
Kerof736/
Qarof731/
Kharchaf71243/
Karkhova71156/
Kharrouf7160/
Karchova7150/
Korchoff7117/
Kharchov7110/
Korzhoff716/
Khayroff712/
Cahrhoff712/
Khairoof711/
Carkhoff711/
Kerhhoff711/
Khairouf711/
Kharkhov711/
Khasroff711/
Khorchof711/
Korkhoff711/
Kairov675,651/
Caroff673,027/
Karova672,846/
Kaurov671,787/
Karraf671,329/
Karowa671,169/
Kaurow67505/
Kaarov67489/
Karzov67290/
Kharov67241/
Karrow67220/
Karaph67217/
Kayrov67194/
Kargov67188/
Karouw67180/
Kharob67134/
Karafe6798/
Katrov6771/
Karaff6767/
Korofe6758/
Keroff6746/
Kaerov6725/
Kharaf6724/
Korhov6720/
Kaarow6714/
Qarouf679/
Quarchouf679/
Kharchova678/
Kairaf677/
Carofe674/
Karoph673/
Koroff672/
Karuov672/
Kherof672/
Cairof672/
Kharkhova672/
Katrow671/
Keerof671/
Karrov671/
Karjaf671/
Caroft671/
Kairow671/
Karavh671/
Kharchafe671/
Karzow671/
Karows671/
Khathrouf671/
Karafh671/
Karapf671/
Qarhaf671/
Karrob671/
Kasrow671/
Kearow670/
Keirkhoff670/
Keirchoff670/
Keirkhoof670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karhof
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