de Heer Surname

96,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Heer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Heer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,7841:4,463437
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Australia981:275,46624,785
South Africa911:595,35945,471
France651:1,021,888113,182
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

de Heer (107) may also be a first name.

de Heer Last Name Facts

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

de Heer is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Heer? popularity and diffusion

de Heer is the 96,971st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,487,558 people. The surname de Heer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of de Heer are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. de Heer is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 107 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,784 people, or 1 in 4,463. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 45 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

de Heer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Heer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the de Heer surname grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Heer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Heer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.91% more than the national average, earning R 389,520 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Heere9337/
de Her928/
De-Heer861,289/
de Hert86632/
de Geer86304/
de Jeer8630/
de Here8628/
de Hees8621/
de Heur861/
de Er832/
de He832/
de Herdt801,397/
de Chier801/
de Heart800/
de Hey77199/
de Ere7749/
de Hei7721/
de Jee7715/
de Hes7710/
de Heu779/
de Che772/
da Her772/
de Ger770/
de Err770/
de E735/
de Heij711,136/
de Hair71179/
de Hayr7128/
de Hoey7112/
de Chez717/
de Hess717/
de Chir713/
de Chey712/
de Heid711/
da Kher711/
de Erre711/
de Jeeh711/
da Geer711/
de Chie711/
de Heas711/
de Chair6733/
de Ed675/
de Ea673/
de Je673/
de Ey672/
de Ge672/
de Eu671/
di He671/
de Ej671/
de Ha671/
de Heath671/
de Ir671/
de Chieh671/
de Es671/
de Chess671/
de Chire671/
de Haije671/
da He671/
di Er671/

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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 de Heer
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