Van Hooven Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Van Hooven Surname Definition:

VAN HOOVEN: Local. From Hoeven, a town in Holland.

Van Hooven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Van Hooven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN HOOVEN: Local. From Hoeven, a town in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Hooven Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van Hooven Come From? nationality or country of origin

Van Hooven is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Hooven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Van Hooven is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Van Hooven is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Van Hooven live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Van Hooven is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands Van Hooven is most frequent in: South Holland, where 89 percent reside, North Brabant, where 7 percent reside and Gelderland, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Van Hooven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Van Hooven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Van Hooven last name fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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