Kerkhoff Surname

65,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kerkhoff Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Churchyard. (variant: Capelle and Chiesa.)

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Kerkhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9431:20,4172,706
Netherlands1,1471:14,7232,214
United States1,1201:323,62429,464
Brazil9031:237,0709,144
Canada2071:177,99817,780
South Africa821:660,70448,422
England491:1,137,10353,999
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Austria161:532,21549,801
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales51:618,90625,852
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Kerkhoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Churchyard. (variant: Capelle and Chiesa.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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

Kerkhoff Last Name Facts

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

Kerkhoff is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,914th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 962,561 people. Kerkhoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kerkhoff reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,943 people, or 1 in 20,417. In Germany Kerkhoff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Kerkhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerkhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerkhoff last name rose 1,672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerkhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerkhoff last name are 32.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Kerkhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,472 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.59% more than the national average, earning R 326,976 per year; in United States they earn 21.26% more than the national average, earning $52,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,547 CAD per year.

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