Oberhoff Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oberhoff Surname User-submission:

This is a German and Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Oberhof or Oberhofen ('the farm over the hill or mountain', ober = 'over' + hof = 'farm'), referring to multiple locations in south-east Germany and (typically south-west) Austria.

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Oberhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4971:161,98319,223
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Oberhoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German and Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Oberhof or Oberhofen ('the farm over the hill or mountain', ober = 'over' + hof = 'farm'), referring to multiple locations in south-east Germany and (typically south-west) Austria.

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Oberhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberhoff is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oberhoff is the 477,400th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Oberhoff are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 161,983. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Bavaria, where 8 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany Oberhoff occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Oberhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oberhoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oberhoff surname are 48.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 95.24% registered with the political party.

Oberhoff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberhof9373/
Oberoff9314/
Overhoff88984/
Eberhoff881/
Oberoffe881/
Huberhoff825/
Overhof80100/
Overoff805/
Aberhof801/
Oberofe801/
Oboroff801/
Oberhov801/
Averhoff75892/
Overoffe756/
Awerhoff754/
Overhoof750/
Oberov715/
Averhhoff711/
Overof711/
Averoff67208/
Averhof6719/
Goberov674/
Haberhauff672/
Oberova672/
Oberauf671/
Obijrof671/
Overoft670/

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