Nijhof Surname

113,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,8961:4,334427
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England151:3,714,537119,675
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Nijhof Last Name Facts

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

Nijhof is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nijhof click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijhof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,848th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,793,637 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nijhof reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,896 people, or 1 in 4,334. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 33 percent reside, Gelderland, where 29 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nijhof Last Name Statistics demography

Nijhof earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.53% more than the national average, earning $80,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijhoff921,105/
Neijhof9213/
Nihof9174/
Niehof83737/
Nihoff8366/
Nichof8314/
Niohof834/
Nojhof832/
Nihoof830/
Niof8056/
Njof802/
Niehoff777,235/
Nichoff7735/
Nikhoff771/
Nyhof73643/
Nicof739/
Nijaf734/
Nihaf734/
Niofe732/
Niohf731/
Nhouf731/
Nitchoff7126/
Nieuhoff719/
Niechoff711/
Nyhoff67412/
Nisoff6738/
Niggehoff6735/
Nehoff6715/
Nihova6713/
N'Jouf6712/
Nuijov676/
Nizoff675/
Nichov675/
Nicoff675/
Nichow674/
Nikhov673/
Gnihov672/
Nieoff672/
Nyhjof671/
Nikhaf671/
Naisof671/
Naehof671/
Nehouf671/
Nijaph671/
Nizhov671/
Neehof671/
Nihafe671/
Neihow670/
Neahof670/

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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 Nijhof
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