Kirchhof Surname

96,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirchhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirchhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1601:19,3522,558
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Kirchhof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirchhof occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchhof? popularity and diffusion

Kirchhof is the 96,049th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,471,340 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kirchhof reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kirchhof is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 4,160 people, or 1 in 19,352. In Germany Kirchhof is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Kirchhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirchhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirchhof last name increased 521 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirchhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirchhof last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.84% registered with the political party.

Kirchhof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,360 USD 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
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirchhof
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