van Hoef Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hoef Surname User-submission:

In English it would be 'from Hoof'; probably a name that a farrier gave himself.

van Hoef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3391:49,8158,537
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

van Hoef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In English it would be 'from Hoof'; probably a name that a farrier gave himself.

- nielske6

van Hoef Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hoef occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 601,907th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Hoef live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 49,815. In The Netherlands van Hoef is primarily found in: Limburg, where 52 percent live, Gelderland, where 32 percent live and North Brabant, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands van Hoef exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hoefs9472/
van Hoof8811,977/
van Heef881/
van Hooff821,848/
van Haeff82110/
van Eif8049/
van How800/
Van't Hoof781/
Van-Hoof7515/
van Houw7511/
van Huff752/
van Eiff750/
von Haefe711/
van Huv671/
von How671/
von Eiff6345/
van Hauw6340/
van Gouw631/
von Hauff5957/
von Ow57271/
von Hauffe561/
von Euw53751/
van Auw530/
Von-Eiff502/

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