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 last name Nihoff is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihoff? popularity and diffusion

Nihoff is the 2,352,516th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Nihoff is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nihoff live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Nihoff is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 41 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Nihoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nihoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nihoff surname rose 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nihoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nihoff last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for 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
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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 Nihoff
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