Meyenhofer Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Meyenhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyenhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Meyenhofer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meyenhofer is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyenhofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Meyenhofer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 154,961. In Switzerland Meyenhofer is most numerous in: Canton of Thurgau, where 43 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 32 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyenhoefer951/
Meienhofer90203/
Meinhofer8466/
Meinhoffer803/
Maienhofer802/
Meinhoefer800/
Mágenhoffer761/
Mainhofer742/
Maienhöfer703/
Muggenhöfer671/
Meinefer670/

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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 Meyenhofer
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