van Hof Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 439 | 1:38,467 | 6,507 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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.
- deleted-173293van Hof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Hof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Hof is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Hof.
How Common Is The Last Name van Hof? popularity and diffusion
It is the 577,768th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Hof reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Hof is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 38,467. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hoof | 93 | 11,977 | / |
| van Hoff | 93 | 726 | / |
| van Hooff | 88 | 1,848 | / |
| van Hooft | 88 | 1,071 | / |
| Van't Hof | 88 | 56 | / |
| van Hoffe | 88 | 38 | / |
| van Hoffs | 88 | 12 | / |
| von Hof | 86 | 53 | / |
| van How | 86 | 0 | / |
| Van't Hoff | 82 | 20 | / |
| van Hoofft | 82 | 1 | / |
| Van't Hoof | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Hoff | 80 | 256 | / |
| van Haaf | 80 | 55 | / |
| von Hofe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Van-Hoof | 80 | 15 | / |
| van Houw | 80 | 11 | / |
| Van-Hoff | 80 | 10 | / |
| von Hopf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van't Hooft | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Haaff | 75 | 28 | / |
| Van't-Hof | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Hoffe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Von-Hof | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Job | 71 | 1 | / |
| von How | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Haw | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Hafe | 67 | 167 | / |
| van Hauw | 67 | 40 | / |
| van Gouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Von-Hofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Hauff | 63 | 57 | / |
| von Ow | 62 | 271 | / |
| von Hauffe | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Auw | 57 | 0 | / |
| Van't-Haaff | 56 | 2 | / |
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