Meinhof Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meinhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meinhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Meinhof Last Name Facts

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

Meinhof is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinhof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Meinhof is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Meinhof reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany Meinhof is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 31 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Germany Meinhof is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meinhoff9315/
Minhof9210/
Minhoff866/
Meinhov861/
Menhoff860/
Minof8345/
Menof839/
Mainhoff801/
Minehoff800/
Minoff77294/
Menoff7724/
Meinov7721/
Manhof777/
Meinow774/
Menouf774/
Mainof773/
Minhaf773/
Muinof772/
Minhow771/
Menofe771/
Mihnof771/
Menhov771/
Meyenhoff751/
Manhoff71165/
Meisnov714/
Mannhof714/
Minhova713/
Meinova713/
Meisnow712/
Mejinov712/
Menhiob711/
Mehnouf711/
Menhova711/
Mihnoff711/
Minehow711/
Mimhoff711/
Megnouf711/
Minov672,090/
Minow67389/
Menow67203/
Menov67157/
Menaf6773/
Manof6742/
Minaf6714/
Mannhoff679/
Menihova671/
Misnioff671/
Mannhopf671/
Menob671/
Minhauft670/

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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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  • 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 Meinhof
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