van Houten Surname

72,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Houten Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname assumed by descendants of people who lived in the town of Houten, in the Netherlands.

van Houten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,6541:3,629328
United States1,3661:265,34324,986
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Canada831:443,92338,562
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
England191:2,932,529101,561
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden121:820,56361,223
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malta41:107,5681,849
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9101:55,1856,183

van Houten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname assumed by descendants of people who lived in the town of Houten, in the Netherlands.

- sarahevh

van Houten Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Houten occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Houten.

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

van Houten is the 72,963rd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,078,997 people. van Houten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of van Houten reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,654 people, or 1 in 3,629. In The Netherlands van Houten is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 23 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and Friesland, where 12 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

van Houten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Houten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Houten surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Houten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Houten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.62% more than the national average, earning R 424,464 per year; in United States they earn 56.48% more than the national average, earning $67,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $52,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Outen957/
van Hoten953/
van Houtten953/
van Houen951/
van Houthen951/
van Housten950/
van Houtem90165/
van Hutten90107/
van Housen90106/
van Hauten9076/
Van-Houten906/
van Houtin905/
van Hooten903/
van Outten902/
van Hosten900/
von Houten900/
van Heuten900/
van Hoen896/
van Houting8610/
van Houttem867/
van Hautten860/
van Otten84433/
van Hauen84232/
van Husen84201/
van Osten84156/
van Hosen8418/
van Huyen8410/
van Uyten843/
Van-Outen842/
van Oyten841/
van Hoyen841/
van Hutin840/
van Huysteen8244/
van Hon828/
van Oosten804,772/
van Ochten80262/
van Hussen80221/
van Heusen80168/
van Hoeyen80100/
van Hatten8084/
van Hoosen8062/
van Huysen8031/
Van Huisen8025/
van Achten8024/
van Hautem8018/
van Hasten8010/
van Osteen802/
van Hausen802/
van Ossten801/
von Hotten801/
van Gotten801/
von Housen801/
von Hutten801/
Van-Housen801/
van Hossen800/
van Hathen800/
von Hauten800/
van Austen800/
van Hoisen800/
van Housin800/
van Ostten800/
van Huyssteen784,138/
van Oyen78786/
van Honk78345/
van Heun78140/
van Ojen78136/
van Haen7865/
van Hung7842/
van Hong7814/
van Owen7812/
van Usen788/
van Hein784/
van Uyen781/
Van Chon781/
van Hone781/
van Huussteen781/
van Honn780/
van Haun780/
van Aten780/
van Hunt780/
van Osen780/
van Huussen7610/
van Huyssen764/
van Haasten762/
van Huissen761/
van Oosteen761/
van Ochtend761/
von Houssen761/
van On7510/
van Asten742,300/
van Ooyen74939/
van Eeten74501/
van Huynh74251/
van Atten74234/
von Husen7461/
van Oeyen7457/
van Ussen7441/
von Osten7429/
van Chung7416/
van Huong7410/
van Chien7410/
van Oojen749/
van Ooien747/
van Chong744/
von Guten742/
von Hauen742/
von Otten741/
van Huyhn741/
van Ahsen741/
van Athen741/
Van-Auten741/
van Eaten741/
van Huyne741/
van Hatem741/
van Khien741/
van Hasen740/
van Ohsen740/
van Husin740/
van Achen740/
Van't Oosten731/
van Ahn7117/
van Han717/
van Yen713/
van Ong713/
van Hom711/
van Oon711/
van Ung711/
Van-Hon711/
van Hattem701,488/
van Haasen70164/
von Hatten70112/
von Hausen7079/
von Achten7017/
van Chuong709/
van Otting702/
van Austin702/
van Geyten702/
Van-Oosten702/
von Haeten701/
van Uiting701/
von Hussen701/
van Haggen701/
von Haußen701/
von Huyssteen701/
van Choong701/
van Heyssteen701/
van Hachen701/
van Eetten700/
van Heeyen700/
van Heusin700/
van Heisen700/
van Huychem67103/
von Hein6765/
van Geyn6761/
van Eyen6729/
van Hassent6727/
van Onck6725/
von Hone6716/
van Oosting6714/
von Heyn6710/
van Jeun679/
van Geijten677/
von Euen676/
van Hang676/
van Chan675/
van Hanh675/
van Humg675/
van Jean675/
von Haussen674/
van Uong672/
van Haan672/
von Hohn671/
Van-Hong671/
Van-Owen671/
van Uijting671/
van Uytinck671/
von Huun671/
van Hann670/

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