Nihoff Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nihoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nihoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nihoff occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nihoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihoff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nihoff are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 41 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and Connecticut, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Nihoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nihoff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nihoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nihoff surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Nihoff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.76% less than the national average, earning $22,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehoff927,235/
Nijhoff921,105/
Nihof9174/
Nijhof834,063/
Niehof83737/
Nyhoff83412/
Nehoff8315/
Niohof834/
Nieoff832/
Nihoof830/
Niof8056/
Neehoff77100/
Nagioff7743/
Neijhof7713/
Nuehoff773/
Neahoff770/
Nyhof73643/
Nihaf734/
Neoff732/
Niofe732/
Niohf731/
Nhouf731/
Niaff731/
Nyoff731/
Høhnhoff711/
Nihova6713/
Niaffe678/
Nojhof672/
Gnihov672/
Nehouf671/
Nihafe671/
Neehof671/
Neahof670/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nihoff
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