Van Hooven Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Van Hooven Surname Definition:
VAN HOOVEN: Local. From Hoeven, a town in Holland.
Van Hooven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Van Hooven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
VAN HOOVEN: Local. From Hoeven, a town in Holland.
Van Hooven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Van Hooven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Van Hooven is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Van Hooven? popularity and diffusion
Van Hooven is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Van Hooven reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 89 percent live, North Brabant, where 7 percent live and Gelderland, where 1 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
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 surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hoven | 95 | 841 | / |
| van Hoeven | 90 | 516 | / |
| van Houven | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Oven | 89 | 119 | / |
| van Houtven | 86 | 651 | / |
| von Hoven | 84 | 49 | / |
| van Haven | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Joven | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Heuven | 80 | 580 | / |
| van Hoving | 80 | 137 | / |
| von Oven | 78 | 122 | / |
| van Owen | 78 | 12 | / |
| van Aven | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Houtvin | 76 | 39 | / |
| von Haven | 74 | 11 | / |
| van Houtvink | 73 | 2 | / |
| van Uytven | 70 | 285 | / |
| van Houtvinck | 70 | 109 | / |
| van Aswehen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Owen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Aven | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Uytvinck | 55 | 18 | / |
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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 Hooven
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