Methofer Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Methofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia41:6,748,925181,100

The alternate forms: Methöfer (1) are calculated separately.

Methofer Last Name Facts

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

Methofer has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as: Methöfer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Methofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Methofer is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Methofer is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Methofer live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Methofer is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,110,897. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methöfer961/
Mathofer8825/
Mithofer8825/
Metofe8650/
Mithoefer82109/
Methopher821/
Mithhofer821/
Mitthoefer780/
Metopher75132/
Mithöfer75124/
Mothafer751/
Mithoferová7417/
Metafe71155/
Matthöfer7125/
Mitthöfer7110/
Metofa711/
Mitheffer710/
Mytofyr6779/
Metaffe6742/
Metafeu6722/
Matafer6715/
Metafyr672/
Mytofir672/
Methafa671/
Metafeh671/
Meutafe671/

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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
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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 Methofer
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