van Hooft Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hooft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hooft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9571:17,6462,738
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Hooft Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hooft is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname van Hooft is the 342,554th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Hooft reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Hooft is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 17,646. In The Netherlands van Hooft is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 44 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Barring The Netherlands van Hooft occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

van Hooft Last Name Statistics demography

van Hooft earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hoofft951/
van Hoof9411,977/
Van't Hooft902/
van Hooff891,848/
van Hof88544/
Van't Hoof841/
van Hoff82726/
Van-Hoof8215/
Van't Hof7856/
van Hoffe7838/
van Hoffs7812/
van Houbt781/
von Hof7553/
van How750/
Van't Hoff7420/
von Hoff71256/
van Haaf7155/
von Hofe7148/
van Houw7111/
Van-Hoff7110/
von Hopf711/
van Haaff6728/
Van't-Hof671/
von Hoffe670/
Von-Hof632/
von How631/
van Job631/
van Haw631/
von Hafe59167/
van Hauw5940/
van Gouw591/
Von-Hofe591/
von Hauff5657/
von Ow53271/
von Hauffe531/
Van't-Haaff502/
von Abt501/
van Auw500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Hooft
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