Wamhof Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wamhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
United States261:13,940,728505,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wamhof Last Name Facts

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

Wamhof has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamhof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Wamhof is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wamhof live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Wamhof is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Wamhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wamhof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wamhof last name increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wamhof surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Wamhof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamhoff92630/
Wahmhoff86213/
Whamhoff861/
Whamhoof860/
Wahmhoof860/
Wemhof833/
Wanhof831/
Bamhof830/
Wahamhoff801/
Wemhoff771,198/
Baumhof77331/
Wanhoff7764/
Weemhof7725/
Wannhof7715/
Wahmoff773/
Wehmhof772/
Wamhaff770/
Wamaf731/
Baumhoff71603/
Weemhoff71359/
Wannhoff71207/
Wehmhoff71128/
Wahnhoff711/
Whatmoff711/
Wohmhoff710/
Bomhof67869/
Vomhof67255/
Vanhof6798/
Wonhof6718/
Wannof6716/
Wanhov676/
Wamowa675/
Wanhow673/
Baumhouff673/
Bamouf672/
Bahnof671/
Wemoff671/
Wamafz671/
Wanoif671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wamhof
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