Op't Hof Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Op't Hof Surname Definition:

“In the Courtyard” (or Garden) in Dutch. Abbreviation for “Op Het Hof”.

Op't Hof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Op't Hof Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“In the Courtyard” (or Garden) in Dutch. Abbreviation for “Op Het Hof”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Op't Hof Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Op't Hof Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Op't Hof is most common in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Op't Hof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Op't Hof is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Op't Hof is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Op't Hof are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Op't Hof is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 84 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Op't Hof occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Op't Hof Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Op't Hof earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.43% more than the national average, earning R 535,704 per year and in United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
op 't Hof94419/
op Hof8669/
Opt-Hof801/
Opt'hof801/
op het Hof7816/
op de Hof711/
Opittof671/

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