van Hoff Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hoff Surname User-submission:

(Dutch/Flemish) Van Hoof surname means 'one from Hoof' (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 Hoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3021:55,9189,596
Australia2511:107,55312,029
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

van Hoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch/Flemish) Van Hoof surname means 'one from Hoof' (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 Hoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hoff is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 464,191st most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname van Hoff is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of van Hoff reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Hoff is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 55,918. In The Netherlands van Hoff is primarily found in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

van Hoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Hoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Hoff last name increased 807 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Hoff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 341.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,050,100 per year and in United States they earn 89.54% more than the national average, earning $81,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hooff941,848/
van Hoffe9438/
van Hoffs9412/
van Hof93544/
Van't Hoff8920/
van Hoofft891/
van Hoof8811,977/
von Hoff88256/
Van-Hoff8810/
van Hooft821,071/
Van't Hof8256/
van Haaff8228/
von Hoffe820/
von Hof8053/
van How800/
Van't Hoof781/
van Haaf7555/
von Hofe7548/
Van-Hoof7515/
van Houw7511/
von Hopf751/
Van't Hooft742/
von Hauff7157/
Van't-Hof711/
Von-Hof672/
van Haw671/
van Job671/
von How671/
von Hauffe671/
von Hafe63167/
van Hauw6340/
Van't-Haaff632/
van Gouw631/
Von-Hofe631/
von Ow57271/
van Auw530/
Von-Haff5027/

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