Kohlhofer Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kohlhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohlhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5951:14,3122,105
Germany2631:306,10431,180
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kohlhöfer (72) & Köhlhofer (24) are calculated separately.

Kohlhofer Last Name Facts

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

Kohlhofer has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also occur as: Kohlhöfer or Köhlhofer. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohlhofer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,339th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kohlhofer reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 14,312. In Austria Kohlhofer is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 54 percent are found, Vienna, where 18 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 9 percent are found. Other than Austria it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kohlhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kohlhofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kohlhofer surname increased 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohlhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kohlhofer last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kohlhofer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.22% more than the national average, earning R 323,712 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning $40,494 CAD 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
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  • 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 Kohlhofer
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