Niehof Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Niehof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niehof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4001:42,2187,157
Germany2101:383,35935,976
United States771:4,707,259244,676
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Niehof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niehof is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Niehof click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niehof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niehof is the 458,583rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Niehof reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Niehof is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 42,218. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 22 percent reside, Groningen, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Niehof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niehof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 770 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niehof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niehof surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niehof earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.15% less than the national average, earning R 177,876 per year and in United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehoff927,235/
Niehofs921/
Nihof9174/
Nieuhoff869/
Nijhof834,063/
Nihoff8366/
Nehoff8315/
Niohof834/
Niihof832/
Nieoff832/
Naehof831/
Neehof831/
Nehouf831/
Nihoof830/
Neahof830/
Niof8056/
Niggehoff8035/
Neof803/
Nijhoff771,105/
Neehoff77100/
Neuhofs7736/
Neijhof7713/
Niehauf775/
Nuehoff773/
Neuhosf771/
Neahoff770/
Nyhof73643/
Nehow736/
Nehov735/
Nihaf734/
Nehaf732/
Niofe732/
Neoff732/
Neofe731/
Nhouf731/
Niohf731/
Nyhoff67412/
Nihova6713/
Nojhof672/
Gnihov672/
Neuhaf671/
Neuoff671/
Neehow671/
Neihow670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niehof
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