Kirkhoff Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kirkhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Kirkhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkhoff is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 677,464th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Kirkhoff live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 1,322,843. In The United States Kirkhoff is most common in: Indiana, where 32 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 29 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Kirkhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kirkhoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirkhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirkhoff last name are 33.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kirkhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.47% more than the national average, earning R 685,524 per year and in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,452 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirkhoff
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