Kirchhoffer Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Kirchhoffer Surname User-submission:

In German this surname has a topographic meaning. It was given to someone who lived near a churchyard.

Kirchhoffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2901:229,04435,526
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Croatia91:469,84536,710
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Kirchhöffer (1) are calculated separately.

Kirchhoffer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In German this surname has a topographic meaning. It was given to someone who lived near a churchyard.

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Kirchhoffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirchhoffer is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Kirchhöffer. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchhoffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Kirchhoffer occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kirchhoffer reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Kirchhoffer is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 229,044. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent are found. Other than France Kirchhoffer exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Kirchhoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirchhoffer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirchhoffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirchhoffer surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kirchhoffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 22.59% less than the national average, earning R 183,948 per year and in United States they earn 40.88% more than the national average, earning $60,788 USD per year.

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