Peterhoff Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peterhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2231:361,01134,636
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peterhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterhoff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Peterhoff live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Peterhoff is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 361,011. In Germany Peterhoff is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Peterhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peterhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peterhoff last name grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peterhoff Last Name Statistics demography

Peterhoff earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning $32,804 USD per year.

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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 Peterhoff
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