Achthoven Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 217 | 1:2,547 | 375 |
| Netherlands | 143 | 1:118,092 | 18,619 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
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.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agthoven | 82 | 24 | / |
| Athaven | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gathaven | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atowen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eijthoven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Octhaviani | 53 | 65 | / |
| Octhaviana | 53 | 34 | / |
| Yogathevan | 53 | 1 | / |
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