Nordhoff Surname

202,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Nordhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nordhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2591:63,9448,224
United States6081:596,15048,585
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Wales221:140,66110,115
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Nordhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nordhoff is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nordhoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 202,245th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,537,644 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Nordhoff reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,259 people, or 1 in 63,944. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Bremen, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 3 percent reside.

Nordhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nordhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nordhoff surname increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nordhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nordhoff last name are 17.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nordhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.45% more than the national average, earning R 450,216 per year; in United States they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $51,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $48,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noordhoff94311/
Nordhofff947/
Nordoff93136/
Nordhof9355/
Noordhof88839/
Nordhoof880/
Nordhov8011/
Nordoft806/
Nardoff805/
Noordof801/
Nordov71168/
Nordow717/
Nardof711/
Nordhav6710/
Nordova678/
Nordavova591/
Nardov5750/
Nardaf574/
Nardow571/
Nardova5339/

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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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  • 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 Nordhoff
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