van Hoeven Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hoeven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hoeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4521:37,3616,294
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

van Hoeven Last Name Facts

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

van Hoeven is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 601,907th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. van Hoeven is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Hoeven live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 37,361. In The Netherlands van Hoeven is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 36 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

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Footnotes

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