Broeckhoven Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Broeckhoven Surname User-submission:

A Flemish surname, from the words: broeck, meaning 'swampy' and hoven, meaning 'garden'. Thus the surname was borne by someone who lived at a 'swampy garden'.

Broeckhoven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2121:54,2298,821
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Broeckhoven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Flemish surname, from the words: broeck, meaning 'swampy' and hoven, meaning 'garden'. Thus the surname was borne by someone who lived at a 'swampy garden'.

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Broeckhoven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broeckhoven occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Broeckhoven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Broeckhoven reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 54,229. In Belgium Broeckhoven is most common in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broekhoven95881/
Brockhoven9587/
Brockoven901/
Breukhoven86175/
Brookhoven861/
Brockhaven860/
Broekhuiven821/
Brakhoven8030/
Brookoven800/
Brookhaven7612/
Brakovin632/
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