Wörhoff Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wörhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wörhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315

Wörhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wörhoff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wörhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wörhoff is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wörhoff are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wörhoff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany Wörhoff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werhoff865/
Warhoff862/
Wehrhoff8026/
Weerhoff801/
Wahrhoff800/
Werchoff800/
Waroff7769/
Werhof7723/
Verhoff711,147/
Vorhoff71223/
Veerhoff6740/
Verhhoff671/
Varchoff670/

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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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  • 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 Wörhoff
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