van Hooff Surname

220,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hooff Surname User-submission:

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5921:10,6081,446
Belgium1421:80,96212,740
Australia381:710,41347,396
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France121:5,535,227269,324
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Hooff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch/Flemish) Van Hooff surname means 'one from Hooff' (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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This is a Dutch or Belgian surname, meaning 'homestead'.

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van Hooff Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hooff is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 220,942nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,943,477 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Hooff live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,592 people, or 1 in 10,608. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 42 percent live, North Holland, where 23 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Besides The Netherlands van Hooff is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

van Hooff Last Name Statistics demography

van Hooff earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.45% less than the national average, earning R 110,616 per year.

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van Hoof9411,977/
van Hoff94726/
van Hooft891,071/
van Hoffe8938/
van Hoffs8912/
van Hof88544/
Van't Hoff8420/
Van't Hoof841/
van Hoef82516/
von Hoff82256/
Van-Hoof8215/
Van-Hoff8210/
van Huff822/
Van't Hooft802/
Van't Hof7856/
van Haaff7828/
von Hoffe780/
von Hof7553/
van How750/
van Haaf7155/
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van Houw7111/
von Hopf711/
von Hauff6757/
Van't-Hof671/
Von-Hof632/
van Job631/
von Hauffe631/
von How631/
van Haw631/
van Huv631/
Van't-Haaff602/
von Hafe59167/
van Hauw5940/
van Gouw591/
Von-Hofe591/
von Ow53271/
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