Meierhofer Surname
Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname
Meierhofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 888 | 1:9,249 | 1,507 |
| Germany | 682 | 1:118,043 | 14,494 |
| Austria | 325 | 1:26,201 | 4,136 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Meierhöfer (865) are calculated separately.
Meierhofer Demographics
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Meierhofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meierhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meierhofer occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Meierhöfer. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meierhofer.
How Common Is The Last Name Meierhofer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,571st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,270,891 people. The last name Meierhofer occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Meierhofer live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Meierhofer is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 9,249. In Switzerland Meierhofer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 66 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 6 percent live. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and Austria, where 15 percent live.
Meierhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meierhofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meierhofer surname grew 1,892 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meierhofer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meierhofer last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meierhofer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,560 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
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