van Houter Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Houter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Houter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium171:676,27358,718
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

van Houter Last Name Facts

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

van Houter is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of van Houter live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname van Houter is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 676,273. In Belgium van Houter is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 82 percent live, Flemish Region, where 12 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

van Houter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Houter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Houter last name fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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