Vanhouwe Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanhouwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanhouwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium861:133,68219,279
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Canada71:5,263,656239,735

Vanhouwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanhouwe has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Vanhouwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanhouwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vanhouwe is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Vanhouwe occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Vanhouwe reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 133,682. In Belgium Vanhouwe is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Vanhouwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside.

Vanhouwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanhouwe surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Vanhouwe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning $43,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanhouwer941/
Vanhowe93116/
Vanhouw9310/
Vanhuwe931/
Wanhouwe88165/
Vanhauwe8882/
Vanahoue881/
Vanhow863/
Vanhauwer823/
Vanhove807,612/
Vanhauw8060/
Banouwe802/
Vanhowd802/
Wanouwe802/
Vanhobe801/
Vanhoove75222/
Vanhoeve7534/
Vanhover7531/
Vhanhuve758/
Wagnouwe751/
Vhanhube751/
Vhanhove751/
Vanhauve751/
Vanheuve751/
Wanhyoue751/
Vanhoover7172/
Vanove7133/
Vanawe7111/
Vanheuver718/
Wanowe715/
Banowe713/
Wanhow713/
Banuwe713/
Wanuwe713/
Wangnouwe711/
Vannow711/
Vanuve711/
Fannahoue711/
Vanover677,705/
Fanouve67139/
Banauwe67134/
Banyoue6725/
Banouwa6714/
Wanouwa6713/
Bonouwe6711/
Vanyuwa6710/
Fanouwa677/
Vanauve672/
Vanhave672/
Wanowei671/
Vaneube671/
Banowez671/
Vonhobe671/
Vanuver671/
Venhove671/
Wanuwei671/
Banoube671/
Vangove671/
Wanyoue671/
Wanjuwe671/

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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 Vanhouwe
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