Viehoff Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Viehoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viehoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2211:364,27834,837
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Austria91:946,15970,786
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Viehoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viehoff occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viehoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Viehoff live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 364,278. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Hamburg, where 5 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Viehoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viehoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Viehoff last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viehoff Last Name Statistics demography

Viehoff earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vehoff92115/
Viehof9235/
Wiehoff86313/
Veuhoff86110/
Veehoff8615/
Vehof83336/
Veehof77124/
Behoff779/
Wehoff770/
Wiehof770/
Viof735/
Veof731/
Weehoff712/
Wijhoff711/
Beuhoff710/
Vehov6796/
Behof6792/
Wehof679/
Bioff676/
Uihof671/
Vieov671/
Veuof671/
Vihov671/
Wioff670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Viehoff
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