Nihof Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nihof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nihof Last Name Facts

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

Nihof occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Nihof is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Nihof live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 263,862. In The Netherlands Nihof is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 77 percent reside, Gelderland, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Nihof occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Nihof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nihof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nihof surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nihof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nihof are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Nihof earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijhof914,063/
Niehof91737/
Nihoff9166/
Niohof914/
Nihoof910/
Niof8956/
Niehoff837,235/
Nijhoff831,105/
Neijhof8313/
Nyhof80643/
Nihaf804/
Niofe802/
Niohf801/
Nhouf801/
Nyhoff73412/
Nehoff7315/
Nihova7313/
Nojhof732/
Gnihov732/
Nieoff732/
Neehof731/
Nihafe731/
Nehouf731/
Neahof730/
Neihow730/
Niaf67600/
Neehoff67100/
Nagioff6743/
Niob679/
Niow675/
Neof673/
Nuehoff673/
Njof672/
Nhow671/
Niov671/
Neahoff670/

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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 Nihof
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