Winhoff Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Winhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Winhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winhoff is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Winhoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Winhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winhoff is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Winhoff are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Winhoff is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Greece, where 8 percent live.

Winhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winhoff last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wienhoff93239/
Wijnhoff9389/
Weinhoff9359/
Winehoff930/
Winoff920/
Winhof920/
Wynhoff86201/
Wijnhof8688/
Wisnoff8610/
Wainoff867/
Wenhoff864/
Weinoff863/
Weinhof863/
Wineoff863/
Wingoff861/
Winioff861/
Wienhof860/
Binhoff860/
Winhaff860/
Beinhoff80204/
Binehoff801/
Weenhoff801/
Wehnhoff800/
Wynhof7727/
Binoff775/
Vinoff771/
Wemhoff711,198/
Benhoff71401/
Venhoff71190/
Voinoff7115/
Buinoff712/
Boinoff712/
Vitnoff711/
Wymhoff711/
Beinhof711/
Wynhowf710/
Waynoff710/
Weemhoff67359/
Veenhoff67104/
Beijnoff6716/
Winow676/
Wenof675/
Binof671/
Benyhoff670/

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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 Winhoff
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