van Bokhoven Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bokhoven Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname, referring to one who came from the village of Bokhoven (goat yard), in North Brabant.

van Bokhoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1551:14,6212,195
Belgium311:370,85940,209
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

van Bokhoven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname, referring to one who came from the village of Bokhoven (goat yard), in North Brabant.

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van Bokhoven Last Name Facts

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

van Bokhoven is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Bokhoven? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Bokhoven is the 305,837th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Bokhoven reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,155 people, or 1 in 14,621. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 65 percent are found, South Holland, where 15 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Bockhoven9616/
van Boekhoven961/
van Bekhoven92270/
van Bochoven9293/
van Bockhooven9239/
van Beckhoven88306/
van Bockhaven8888/
van Beekhoven8854/
van Bockhaeven852/
van Bockaven831/

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