van der Gouw Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
van der Gouw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 310 | 1:54,475 | 9,365 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
van der Gouw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Gouw Come From? nationality or country of origin
van der Gouw occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of van der Gouw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Gouw? popularity and diffusion
The last name van der Gouw is the 832,284th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Gouw are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 54,475. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 42 percent are found, Gelderland, where 25 percent are found and Utrecht, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands van der Gouw is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Gouwe | 96 | 89 | / |
| van der Ouw | 96 | 52 | / |
| van der Gauw | 92 | 2 | / |
| van der Houw | 92 | 1 | / |
| van der Gaw | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Hauw | 83 | 102 | / |
| van der Hof | 78 | 469 | / |
| van der Hoff | 75 | 1,021 | / |
| van der Hoef | 75 | 938 | / |
| van der Hoof | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Hooft | 72 | 630 | / |
| van der Hoeff | 72 | 255 | / |
| van de Hoef | 70 | 518 | / |
| van de Hoff | 70 | 1 | / |
| von der Hoff | 67 | 8 | / |
| van de Hooft | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van der Gouw
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