Valkenhoff Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Valkenhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkenhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1511:111,83617,874
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Valkenhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valkenhoff is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Valkenhoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkenhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Valkenhoff live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Valkenhoff is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 111,836. In The Netherlands Valkenhoff is most numerous in: South Holland, where 70 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Utrecht, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valkenhoff
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