Niederhofer Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Niederhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niederhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4671:172,38920,284
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Austria2361:36,0825,830
Israel171:503,39037,521
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
France71:9,488,960336,266
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Niederhöfer (533) are calculated separately.

Niederhofer Last Name Facts

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

Niederhofer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Niederhöfer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niederhofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,300th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Niederhofer reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 172,389. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 85 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Austria, where 21 percent live.

Niederhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niederhofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niederhofer last name increased 1,052 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niederhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niederhofer are 16.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.82% registered with the party.

Niederhofer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,479 USD 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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