van Ophuizen Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ophuizen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ophuizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Ophuizen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Ophuizen is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

van Ophuizen is the 1,300,225th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Ophuizen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Ophuizen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 98,755. In The Netherlands van Ophuizen is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 51 percent live, Limburg, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ophuisen9220/
van Ophuijsen8813/
van Ophuysen8347/
Vanophuijsen835/
Vanveizen671/
van Fosen670/
van Ofwegen61132/
van Hofwegen58763/
van Hofweegen5615/

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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 Ophuizen
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