Niederhoff Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niederhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niederhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1941:414,97737,848
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Niederhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niederhoff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niederhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,052,587th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Niederhoff live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 414,977. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Niederhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niederhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Niederhoff surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niederhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niederhoff are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Niederhoff earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.51% more than the national average, earning $84,792 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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  • 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 Niederhoff
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