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

The surname Wamhof is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamhof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wamhof are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wamhof is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Wamhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wamhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wamhof last name grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wamhof surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% 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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