Seehofer Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Seehofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seehofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2721:295,97630,536
Austria1511:56,3948,822
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Seehofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seehofer is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Seehofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Seehofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 639,219th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name Seehofer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Seehofer are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 295,976. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Seehofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seehofer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seehofer Last Name Statistics demography

Seehofer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning $32,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seehoffer9485/
Seehafer881,282/
Scehofer881/
Schehofer820/
Sehafer801/
Sheofer800/
Seahafer751/
Sheoffer751/
Scehafer751/
Sehaffer751/
Sehaufer750/
Seafer715/
Seofee711/
Shehaffer711/
Sehove711/
Scheopfer711/
Sheofe710/
Sheahafer710/
Sheafer67296/
Sheofee6710/
Geoffer674/
Schauhofer672/
Geofert671/
Seaffer671/
Shiafer671/

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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 Seehofer
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