van Goch Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Goch Surname User-submission:

Van Goch is a town In Western Germany (usually written as Van Gogh).

van Goch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5351:31,5655,232
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

van Goch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Goch is a town In Western Germany (usually written as Van Gogh).

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van Goch Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Goch is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name van Goch is the 554,308th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name van Goch occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Goch live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Goch is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 31,565. In The Netherlands van Goch is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 48 percent are found, South Holland, where 20 percent are found and Limburg, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

van Goch Last Name Statistics demography

van Goch earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.77% more than the national average, earning $60,500 CAD per year.

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