Werkhoven Surname

238,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Werkhoven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werkhoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3701:12,3261,761
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France101:6,642,272293,169
England61:9,286,343223,652
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Werkhoven Last Name Facts

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

Werkhoven is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werkhoven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 238,942nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,345,585 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Werkhoven are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,370 people, or 1 in 12,326. In The Netherlands Werkhoven is most common in: Utrecht, where 28 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Werkhoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werkhoven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werkhoven last name grew 2,311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werkhoven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werkhoven surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Werkhoven earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.68% more than the national average, earning $56,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $57,218 CAD per year.

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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 Werkhoven
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