van Houtven Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Houtven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Houtven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6211:18,5132,841
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

van Houtven Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Houtven is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Houtven click here.

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

This last name is the 504,389th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Houtven live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 18,513. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live and Walloon Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

van Houtven Last Name Statistics demography

van Houtven earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,565 CAD per year.

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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 Houtven
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