Meyerhoff Surname

134,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Meyerhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyerhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6781:47,9776,283
United States1,3491:268,68725,260
England1161:480,32831,110
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Meyerhoff Last Name Facts

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

Meyerhoff occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyerhoff? popularity and diffusion

Meyerhoff is the 134,749th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,181,900 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Meyerhoff live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,678 people, or 1 in 47,977. In Germany Meyerhoff is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 54 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Meyerhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meyerhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meyerhoff last name expanded 859 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meyerhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meyerhoff last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Meyerhoff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning R 277,896 per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.8% more than the national average, earning $65,980 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meyerhoff
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