van den Heuvel Surname

36,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van den Heuvel Surname User-submission:

This surname means "from the hill" in Dutch.

van den Heuvel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9,2501:1,826114
Belgium2,8321:4,060436
Australia9511:28,3873,856
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Canada2151:171,37517,189
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Thailand1581:447,07878,527
France1191:558,17475,634
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Germany851:947,12366,306
Spain681:687,53030,300
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Suriname451:12,2803,102
England411:1,358,97760,528
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malta11:430,2723,380
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

van den Heuvel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means "from the hill" in Dutch.

- oz_viking

This surname means 'from the hills' in Dutch.

- alexvandenh

van den Heuvel Last Name Facts

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

The last name van den Heuvel occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van den Heuvel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,275th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 501,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van den Heuvel live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 9,250 people, or 1 in 1,826. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 35 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

van den Heuvel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van den Heuvel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van den Heuvel last name increased 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van den Heuvel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van den Heuvel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.88% more than the national average, earning R 479,736 per year; in United States they earn 113.96% more than the national average, earning $92,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,569 CAD per year.

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