Neuenhofer Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Neuenhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neuenhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1561:516,06143,667
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Neuenhöfer (34) are calculated separately.

Neuenhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neuenhofer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Neuenhöfer. Click here for other possible spellings of Neuenhofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Neuenhofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neuenhofer is the 1,353,468th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Neuenhofer are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neuenhöfer9734/
Neunhofer951/
Neunhoffer9067/
Nunhofer89116/
Neunhoeffer8675/
Neunhöfer8414/
Neumhofer842/
Nuenhefer840/
Neunhöffer8046/
Nunhöfer789/
Nunfer755/
Ninofer715/
Nenover710/
Nenffer710/
Neanover67117/
Niunofur6732/
Ninoffer674/
Nunhevar674/
Nunovero673/
Nunhaver671/
Nanoofer671/
Nainofer671/
Nounafere631/

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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 Neuenhofer
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