Kirchoff Surname

125,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kirchoff Surname Definition:

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

Kirchoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3061:109,63711,969
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway91:571,36544,190
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Kirchoff (11) may also be a first name.

Kirchoff 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

Kirchoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirchoff is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,773rd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,014,804 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Kirchoff live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,306 people, or 1 in 109,637. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Kirchoff occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Kirchoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirchoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirchoff surname rose 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirchoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirchoff last name are 10.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Kirchoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.64% more than the national average, earning 500,585 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.2% less than the national average, earning R 153,984 per year and in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,403 USD per year.

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