Kirchhoff Surname

29,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirchhoff Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a churchyard; one who came from Kirchhofen (churchyard), Germany.

Kirchhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,4921:5,555670
United States2,7431:132,14013,903
France2441:272,22441,905
Denmark2231:25,3132,579
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Poland481:791,84963,527
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Australia381:710,41347,396
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Norway211:244,87126,357
Austria181:473,08046,251
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Kirchhoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a churchyard; one who came from Kirchhofen (churchyard), Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kirchhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirchhoff is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kirchhoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchhoff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,129th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 395,568 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kirchhoff live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,492 people, or 1 in 5,555. In Germany Kirchhoff is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany Kirchhoff occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Kirchhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirchhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kirchhoff last name grew 1,039 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirchhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kirchhoff are 20.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Kirchhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning 319,892 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.62% more than the national average, earning R 519,516 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $42,714 CAD per year.

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