Niederhofer

Niederhofer Meaning & Origin

About Niederhofer
The surname Niederhofer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "nieder," meaning "lower" or "down," and "hofer," meaning "farmer" or "peasant." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Niederhofer can be interpreted as "lower farmer" or "peasant from a lower area." It likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived or worked as a farmer in a lower or lower-lying region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Niederhofer is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Niederhofer: 208
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 89,069
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Niederhofer based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NTRFR
🔊 Soundex
N03060106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY1 D ER0 HH OW0 D ER0
🌐 IPA
/niederhofer*/
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('NTRFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Niederhofer in Braille

Here's how to represent Niederhofer in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Niederhofer in braille

How to sign the name Niederhofer using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Niederhofer using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Niederhofer in sign language

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