Kerkhof Surname

86,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kerkhof Surname User-submission:

In "Lower German", a language that was spoken North of the line from Calais to Königsberg, Kerkhoff means church yard. In Dutch it still does. The name was given to the man that took care of the cemetary.

Kerkhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,0901:4,129398
Belgium3671:31,3265,067
Germany3181:253,16227,371
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Canada1901:193,92419,047
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia471:574,37741,856
France391:1,703,147154,208
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kerkhof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In "Lower German", a language that was spoken North of the line from Calais to Königsberg, Kerkhoff means church yard. In Dutch it still does. The name was given to the man that took care of the cemetary.

- wolkenberg

Kerkhof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkhof is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkhof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,308th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,305,310 people. Kerkhof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kerkhof are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kerkhof is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,090 people, or 1 in 4,129. In The Netherlands Kerkhof is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 31 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Kerkhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerkhof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerkhof last name expanded 3,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerkhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerkhof surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kerkhof earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.27% less than the national average, earning R 84,912 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $53,795 CAD per year.

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