van der Helder Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Helder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Helder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

van der Helder Last Name Facts

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

van der Helder is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name van der Helder is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of van der Helder are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Helder is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands van der Helder is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 56 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Utrecht, where 13 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Helde9623/
vander Helder961/
Vanderhelder923/
van der Leider861/
van de Ruelder860/
Vanderwalter691/
van der Wal Thyr671/
Vanderwaulter670/
Vinterhalter628/

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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 van der Helder
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