Meyhoff Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Meyhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2371:23,8172,434
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meyhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meyhoff is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meyhoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyhoff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name Meyhoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Meyhoff reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 23,817. In Denmark Meyhoff is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 40 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Other than Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Meyhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meyhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyhoff surname increased 988 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meyhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meyhoff last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Meyhoff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyhof920/
Meihoff8626/
Mayhoff8616/
Meyof8364/
Mayoff7787/
Mayhof7715/
Meihof773/
Meyffe771/
Meiyof771/
Meyf732/
Maihoff7145/
Mayhofe710/
Mehaffe710/
Mayof67204/
Meyaf672/
Meyef672/
Meiff672/
Meyow671/
Mahjouff671/

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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 Meyhoff
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