Middendorf Surname

65,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Middendorf Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Middendorf (middle village), in Germany.

Middendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5271:17,7832,331
United States2,9971:120,94112,930
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Middendorf (14) may also be a first name.

Middendorf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Middendorf (middle village), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Middendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Middendorf is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Middendorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Middendorf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,005th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 948,035 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Middendorf are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Middendorf is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name internationally, held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 4,527 people, or 1 in 17,783. In Germany Middendorf is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Middendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Middendorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Middendorf last name grew 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Middendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Middendorf last name are 10.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.29% being registered with the political party.

Middendorf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year.

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