Vanhoof Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanhoof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanhoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,6781:6,851897
United States3821:948,84570,809
Canada871:423,51337,101
France321:2,075,710171,237
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Vanhoof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanhoof is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanhoof? popularity and diffusion

Vanhoof is the 188,491st most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. Vanhoof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Vanhoof live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vanhoof is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,678 people, or 1 in 6,851. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Vanhoof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vanhoof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanhoof surname increased 2,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanhoof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanhoof surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Vanhoof earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanhooff9393/
Vanhooft9351/
Vanhof9298/
Vanhoff86857/
Vanooff862/
Vonhoof861/
Vanof8310/
Vanhof's801/
Vonhof77766/
Vanoff7762/
Venhof7725/
Vanhow773/
Vanhov772/
Wanhof771/
Vangof771/
Vanouf771/
Veenhof711,240/
Vonhoff711,007/
Venhoff71190/
Vanjoff7177/
Wanhoff7164/
Vonhofe7145/
Faanhof7125/
Vanoffe7120/
Wannhof7115/
Vanioff7112/
Vanhouw7110/
Vangoff7110/
Banhoff714/
Vanhova713/
Vonhopf712/
Bahnhof712/
Vonhoft711/
Baynhof711/
Vonhosf711/
Vongoof711/
Banhoft710/
Vangohf710/
Vanov67421/
Wannhoff67207/
Veenhoff67104/
Banof677/
Vanhaaff673/
Fanof672/
Vanob672/
Baënhoff671/
Wahnhoff671/
Bahnhoff671/
Whamhoof670/
Banehoff670/
Vonhoffs670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vanhoof
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