Achthoven Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Achthoven Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Eight farms. Achtienhoven, Eighteen farms. I presume that the “hoven” in these surnames is a corruption of “hoeven,” farms. If not, however, they are Eight courts and Eighteen courts.

Achthoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname2171:2,547375
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Achthoven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Eight farms. Achtienhoven, Eighteen farms. I presume that the “hoven” in these surnames is a corruption of “hoeven,” farms. If not, however, they are Eight courts and Eighteen courts.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Achthoven Last Name Facts

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

Achthoven is most common in Suriname. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achthoven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achthoven is the 764,765th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Achthoven live; 58 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This last name is most widely held in Suriname, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 2,547. Apart from Suriname it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 38 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agthoven8224/
Athaven755/
Gathaven711/
Atowen672/
Eijthoven671/
Octhaviani5365/
Octhaviana5334/
Yogathevan531/

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