van Ophem Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ophem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ophem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3381:49,9628,561
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Ophem Last Name Facts

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

van Ophem occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name van Ophem is the 713,660th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Ophem reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 49,962. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 54 percent live, South Holland, where 16 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Opphem9515/
van Oppem894/
van Ophuysen7647/
van Ophuisen7620/
van Ophuijsen7313/
van Ofen7111/
van Hofen672/
van Offen671/
van Hoffen63207/
van Aspine631/
von Ofen590/
von Hofen5633/
von Hafen561/
von Hoffen535/

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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 Ophem
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