Meyerhofer Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Meyerhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyerhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Austria561:152,06120,229
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Meyerhöfer (390) are calculated separately.

Meyerhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meyerhofer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Meyerhöfer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyerhofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meyerhofer is the 475,771st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Meyerhofer is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Meyerhofer reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Meyerhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meyerhofer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,047 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meyerhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meyerhofer last name are 32.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.1% registered to vote for the political party.

Meyerhofer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $49,598 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meyerhofer
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