Kerchhoff Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kerchhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerchhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
England141:3,979,861125,553
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kerchhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerchhoff occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerchhoff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 963,821st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kerchhoff are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kerchhoff is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 215,847. In South Africa Kerchhoff is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Kerchhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerchhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerchhoff last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerchhoff Last Name Statistics demography

Kerchhoff earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning R 232,548 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerchhoff
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