Hoeven Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoeven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7951:21,2423,370
Belgium3821:30,0964,865
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hoeven (76) may also be a first name.

Hoeven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoeven is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hoeven.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoeven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,886th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname Hoeven is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Hoeven are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 795 people, or 1 in 21,242. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 37 percent live, North Brabant, where 18 percent live and Gelderland, where 15 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Hoeven is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Hoeven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoeven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hoeven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoeven last name are 20.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoeven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning 371,806 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.47% more than the national average, earning $58,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 143.68% more than the national average, earning $121,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoven914,938/
Heven91111/
Hooven831,293/
Heuven83286/
Houven8313/
Haeven8312/
Heeven832/
Goeven831/
Hevein831/
Heveen830/
Hevenn830/
Oheven830/
Even8012,487/
Oven801,843/
Hoevink7761/
Hoveijn7757/
Hoeving7729/
Houtven7711/
Oeveinc771/
Housven771/
Hoebein770/
Haven737,210/
Howen73847/
Hevin73508/
Ovien73402/
Ahven73239/
Hovin73228/
Huven73151/
Evien73104/
Hovén7337/
Evein7329/
Hovyn7317/
Ovein738/
O'Ven736/
Evean733/
Oween733/
Oveun732/
Evenn732/
Aeven732/
Euven732/
Ohven731/
Ovenn731/
Ouven731/
Ovean731/
Oevin730/
Eeven730/
Houtveen71225/
Ehoewean711/
Haaven6786/
Houvin6772/
Heuvin6754/
Howein6742/
Gouven6713/
Huvent6710/
Huveng676/
Hovijn676/
Eveann672/
Howehn672/
Hauven672/
Havein672/
Huiven672/
Havien671/
Hovain671/
Haveen671/
Havenn671/
Haevin671/
Hevain671/
Huvgen671/
Houtvenne671/
Houvessin671/
Jaeven671/
Havean670/
Eveinn670/
Heevin670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoeven
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