van Hove Surname

67,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hove Surname User-submission:

Van Hove is a Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Hove (hoven, hof, meaning 'court'), central-west in the Antwerp province.

van Hove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,9091:1,946130
Netherlands5351:31,5655,232
France3941:168,58626,233
Germany1461:551,40745,588
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Canada921:400,49635,373
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
England131:4,286,005132,302
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Monaco71:5,295668
China71:195,331,65210,124
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

van Hove Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Hove is a Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Hove (hoven, hof, meaning 'court'), central-west in the Antwerp province.

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The van Hove surname means 'from Hove', a location in Belgium.

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van Hove Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hove occurs most in Belgium. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname van Hove is the 67,806th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 993,801 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Hove are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 5,909 people, or 1 in 1,946. In Belgium van Hove is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium van Hove exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

van Hove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Hove has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Hove Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hove earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 77.72% more than the national average, earning $76,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,340 CAD per year.

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