Van-Hoof Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Moldova

Van-Hoof Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van & Hoof.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Hoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Van-Hoof Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van-Hoof Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Van-Hoof occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Van-Hoof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Van-Hoof is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Van-Hoof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Van-Hoof live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 67 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hoof8811,977/
Van-Hoff8810/
van Hooff821,848/
van Hooft821,071/
Van't-Hof821/
van Hof80544/
Von-Hof802/
Van't Hoof781/
van Hoofft781/
van Hoff75726/
van Hoef75516/
Von-Hofe751/
Van't Hooft742/
Van't Hof7156/
van Hoffe7138/
van Hoffs7112/
von Hof6753/
Van't Hoff6720/
van How670/
von Hoff63256/
van Haaf6355/
von Hofe6348/
Von-Haff6327/
van Houw6311/
van Huff632/
Van't-Haaff632/
von Hopf631/
van Haaff5928/
von Hoffe590/
Von-Ow572/
van Huv531/
van Haw531/
van Job531/
von How531/
van Hauw5040/
van Gouw501/

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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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  • 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 Van-Hoof
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