Restorff Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Restorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Restorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Faroe Islands271:1,815212
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Restorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Restorff has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Restorff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Restorff is the 1,041,601st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Restorff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Restorff are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany Restorff is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 39 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Restorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Restorff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Restorff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Restorff surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

Restorff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roestorff94351/
Reestorff9414/
Resstorff941/
Reistorff941/
Restorf9353/
Roesstorff89134/
Roestorf88220/
Restorfe887/
Rostorff881/
Reistorf880/
Retorf862/
Restorffová843/
Ristorf800/
Rasztorf7545/
Ristarf670/
Reetarwz501/

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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 Restorff
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