Mayerhofer Surname

57,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Mayerhofer Surname User-submission:

(South German) Mayerhofer is a habitational surname for 'someone from Mayerhof, Bavaria', or from any of the numerous farms named Mayerhof, Maierhof, or Meyerhof.

Mayerhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,8691:1,749132
Germany2,9561:27,2353,598
United States4481:809,06062,242
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Canada651:566,85547,218
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Hungary111:892,38945,166
England71:7,959,723202,100
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Mayerhöfer (503) are calculated separately.

Mayerhofer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(South German) Mayerhofer is a habitational surname for 'someone from Mayerhof, Bavaria', or from any of the numerous farms named Mayerhof, Maierhof, or Meyerhof.

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Mayerhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mayerhofer is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mayerhöfer. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayerhofer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,533rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 828,130 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Mayerhofer are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Mayerhofer is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 4,869 people, or 1 in 1,749. In Austria Mayerhofer is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 41 percent live, Vienna, where 29 percent live and Upper Austria, where 9 percent live. Other than Austria this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Mayerhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mayerhofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mayerhofer surname expanded 1,659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mayerhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mayerhofer last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mayerhofer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,463 per year; in South Africa they earn 126.73% more than the national average, earning R 538,800 per year; in United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $51,742 CAD per year.

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