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 occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyhoff? popularity and diffusion

Meyhoff is the 731,961st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Meyhoff live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 23,817. In Denmark Meyhoff is most prevalent 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. Besides Denmark this last name exists 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 prevalency of Meyhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyhoff surname grew 988 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meyhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meyhoff last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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