van Hof Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Monaco

van Hof Surname User-submission:

(Dutch/Flemish) Van Hof surname means 'one from Hof' (Hoof(f), Hof(f), or Hove means 'homestead or farm'), the name of several places in Flanders and Netherlands, even more when considering places starting or ending in so.

van Hof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4391:38,4676,507
Belgium401:287,41633,962
United States381:9,538,393399,091
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

van Hof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch/Flemish) Van Hof surname means 'one from Hof' (Hoof(f), Hof(f), or Hove means 'homestead or farm'), the name of several places in Flanders and Netherlands, even more when considering places starting or ending in so.

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van Hof Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hof occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Hof.

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

The last name is the 577,768th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name van Hof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Hof are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Hof is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 38,467. In The Netherlands van Hof is primarily found in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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van Hoof9311,977/
van Hoff93726/
van Hooff881,848/
van Hooft881,071/
Van't Hof8856/
van Hoffe8838/
van Hoffs8812/
von Hof8653/
van How860/
Van't Hoff8220/
van Hoofft821/
Van't Hoof821/
von Hoff80256/
van Haaf8055/
von Hofe8048/
Van-Hoof8015/
van Houw8011/
Van-Hoff8010/
von Hopf801/
Van't Hooft782/
van Haaff7528/
Van't-Hof751/
von Hoffe750/
Von-Hof712/
van Job711/
von How711/
van Haw711/
von Hafe67167/
van Hauw6740/
van Gouw671/
Von-Hofe671/
von Hauff6357/
von Ow62271/
von Hauffe591/
van Auw570/
Van't-Haaff562/

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