van der Hecht Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

van der Hecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Hecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080

van der Hecht Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Hecht Come From? nationality or country of origin

van der Hecht is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Hecht? popularity and diffusion

van der Hecht is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name van der Hecht occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of van der Hecht live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 94 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 van der Hecht
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