Wernhoff Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wernhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wernhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wernhoff is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wernhoff is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Wernhoff is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wernhoff live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 35 percent are found, Skåne County, where 25 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Wernhoff is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Wernhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wernhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wernhoff last name grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wernhoff Last Name Statistics demography

Wernhoff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waernhoff9410/
Wernoff9320/
Warnhoff88251/
Bernhoff88175/
Wornhoff8837/
Vernhoff881/
Bernoff8048/
Bernhof8045/
Vernoff8032/
Wornoff8027/
Warnoff809/
Warnhof800/
Birnhoff7512/
Wernehov758/
Virnhoff751/
Warnhoof750/
Bernyhof750/
Vornhoff750/
Wernow7152/
Vernof7113/
Bernof7112/
Warnof715/
Vornhof6730/
Bärnhof6711/
Vornoff6710/
Bernhov671/
Wiernow671/

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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 Wernhoff
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