van Nouhuys Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Nouhuys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Nouhuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Nouhuys Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Nouhuys is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname van Nouhuys is the 1,321,499th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of van Nouhuys are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 131,931. In The Netherlands van Nouhuys is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 36 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

van Nouhuys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Nouhuys has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Nouhuys surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Nouyhuys961/
van Nouhoys910/
van Nouhuijs879/
van Nahuys8613/
van Noye7437/
van Noey7410/
van Nijhuis73172/
van Nahuijs7330/
von Neuhaus732/
van Noie63200/
van Nooi6384/
van Noije60151/
van Nooij6060/

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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 Nouhuys
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