Meyerhof Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meyerhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyerhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1321:609,89048,740
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Meyerhof Last Name Facts

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

Meyerhof is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyerhof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Meyerhof live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 609,890. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent are found, Berlin, where 11 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Meyerhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meyerhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyerhof surname increased 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meyerhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meyerhof last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Meyerhof earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD 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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  • 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 Meyerhof
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