Niehoff Surname

68,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niehoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niehoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0891:15,8202,081
United States1,8651:194,34819,192
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France91:7,380,302306,885
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Niehoff Last Name Facts

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

Niehoff is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Niehoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niehoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,638th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,007,263 people. The surname Niehoff is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Niehoff reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Niehoff is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 5,089 people, or 1 in 15,820. In Germany Niehoff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Niehoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niehoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niehoff surname grew 1,828 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niehoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niehoff last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.33% registered with the party.

Niehoff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $49,074 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehof92737/
Nihoff9266/
Nehoff9215/
Nieoff922/
Nijhoff861,105/
Neehoff86100/
Nuehoff863/
Neahoff860/
Nihof8374/
Neoff832/
Nijhof774,063/
Nyhoff77412/
Niohof774/
Nehouf771/
Neehof771/
Nihoof770/
Neahof770/
Niof7356/
Neof733/
Nagioff7143/
Neijhof7113/
Nyhof67643/
Nehow676/
Nehov675/
Nihaf674/
Nehaf672/
Niofe672/
Nhouf671/
Høhnhoff671/
Neofe671/
Niaff671/
Nyoff671/
Niohf671/
Neaff670/

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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 Niehoff
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