van Houtem Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Houtem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Houtem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Belgium201:574,83253,219
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Houtem Last Name Facts

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

van Houtem is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Houtem are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Houtem is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 56 percent are found, North Brabant, where 23 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

van Houtem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Houtem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Houttem957/
van Houten906,754/
van Hautem9018/
van Hauthem8630/
van Houtten863/
van Houthen861/
van Housten860/
van Outen847/
van Hoten843/
van Houen841/
van Hatem841/
van Hom821/
van Hattem801,488/
van Hutten80107/
van Housen80106/
van Hauten8076/
Van-Houten806/
van Houtin805/
van Hooten803/
van Goetem802/
van Outten802/
van Hosten800/
von Houten800/
van Heuten800/
van Hoen786/
van Humg785/
van Hone781/
van Hunt780/
van Huychem76103/
van Houting7610/
van Goettem761/
van Hautten760/
van Otten74433/
van Hauen74232/
van Husen74201/
van Osten74156/
van Hosen7418/
van Huyen7410/
van Uyten743/
Van-Outen742/
van Huymh741/
Van-Gutem741/
van Oyten741/
van Eetem741/
van Hoyen741/
van Huyne741/
van Hutin740/
van Huysteen7344/
van Ham714,607/
van Uum71482/
van Hon718/
van Oosten704,772/
van Huyssteen704,138/
van Ochten70262/
van Hussen70221/
van Heusen70168/
van Hoeyen70100/
van Hatten7084/
van Uythem7067/
van Hoosen7062/
van Huysen7031/
Van Huisen7025/
van Achten7024/
van Hasten7010/
van Gothem703/
van Osteen702/
van Hausen702/
van Ossten701/
von Hotten701/
van Gotten701/
von Housen701/
von Hutten701/
Van-Housen701/
van Huussteen701/
van Hossen700/
van Hathen700/
von Hauten700/
van Austen700/
van Hoisen700/
van Housin700/
van Ostten700/
van Goethem675,613/
van Oyen67786/
van Honk67345/
van Heun67140/
van Ojen67136/
van Haen6765/
van Hung6742/
von Hone6716/
van Hong6714/
van Owen6712/
van Huussen6710/
van Ostheim6710/
van Usen678/
van Huyssen674/
van Hein674/
van Haasten672/
von Heim671/
van Huissen671/
van Oosteen671/
van Uyen671/
Van Chon671/
van Ochtend671/
von Houssen671/
van Honn670/
van Haun670/
van Aten670/
van Osen670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Houtem
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