van Hout Surname

89,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hout Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname, meaning 'of wood', connected to carpentry work.

van Hout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,5671:4,734482
Belgium1,4021:8,2001,145
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Australia741:364,80730,412
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

van Hout Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname, meaning 'of wood', connected to carpentry work.

- vanhoutastic

van Hout Last Name Facts

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

van Hout occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 89,436th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,358,350 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Hout live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,567 people, or 1 in 4,734. In The Netherlands van Hout is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 60 percent reside, Gelderland, where 10 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Hout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Hout has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Hout last name rose 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hout Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hout earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 275.11% more than the national average, earning R 891,408 per year; in United States they earn 83.9% more than the national average, earning $79,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $43,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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van Houdt941,844/
van Houte94917/
van Houts94577/
van Hou931/
van Houtte891,728/
van Huet88683/
van Haut88160/
van Huut88101/
van Huit8865/
von Hout8837/
van Huët8826/
van Hoet8810/
van Huth887/
van Hoot884/
van Hoyt883/
van Oust883/
van Host881/
van Hust881/
Van-Hout881/
van Gout881/
van Oudt881/
van Ho8669/
van Ut864/
van Houttte841/
van Haute821,130/
van Haudt82164/
van Hocht8213/
van Heuit828/
van Hueth825/
Van-Houts824/
Van-Houte823/
van Hoedt822/
van Hoist821/
van Goutt821/
van Hoost821/
van Hucht821/
van Huste820/
van Haust820/
van Hustz820/
van Hoe80336/
van Hoy80230/
van Hoi8028/
van Ost8025/
van Hoo8021/
van Hus8019/
van Chu8017/
van Hoa8014/
van Oot8010/
van Hau809/
van Huy809/
von Hot806/
van Huu805/
van Ute804/
van Hoë803/
van Oud803/
van Hop803/
van Hue803/
van Hui802/
van Ust801/
van Oue801/
van Khu801/
van Hooste78226/
van Hautte7898/
van Heutsz7818/
Van-Houtte784/
van U771/
van Oost751,907/
van Hoey75809/
van Hoye75688/
van Huis75532/
van Acht75221/
van Huss75140/
van Howe7558/
van Hooy7548/
van Chau7541/
von Huth7538/
van Hoop7536/
van Hoed7528/
van Hoos7512/
van Hüth7511/
van Heue758/
van Khoi756/
Van-Huet754/
van Goud754/
Van-Haut753/
van Haus752/
van Choi752/
van Chat752/
van Khau751/
van Ouch751/
van Ault751/
van Heus751/
van Khue751/
van Guht751/
van Hayo751/
van Hoij751/
van Khoe751/
van Haue750/
van Uote750/
van Huijdts741/
van Os713,977/
van Hauwe71444/
van Heyst71286/
van Achte71182/
van Hoeij71170/
van Heist71113/
van Hooij7170/
van Hacht7161/
van Ha7149/
van Hoije7117/
van Op7114/
van Hooye7114/
van Ooste7112/
van Haste717/
van Au717/
van Hooss715/
van Go714/
van Us712/
van Hatte711/
van Heath711/
van Oi711/
van Hoeïj711/
van Heith711/
van-Hu711/
van Khuya711/
von Hocht710/
van Heijst671,106/
van Oss671,095/
van Ast67691/
van Och67234/
van Ooy67151/
van Heyste67105/
van Ash6775/
van Uys6773/
van Hooije6734/
van Oye6732/
van Hai6723/
von Ott6716/
van Kha679/
Van-Kho675/
Van-Hoy674/
von Uht672/
van Hay672/
van Has672/
van Heiste672/
van Hie672/
Van-Hoe672/
van Goo671/
van Joy671/
van Oop671/
Van-Hautte671/
Van-Hoa671/
Van-Hooste671/
Van-Oot671/
van Haz671/
van Haß671/
van Haj671/
van Goh671/

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