van der Hell Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Hell Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Hollow, Low, or Deep place.

van der Hell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Israel41:2,139,40895,907

van der Hell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Hollow, Low, or Deep place.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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van der Hell Last Name Facts

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

van der Hell is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of van der Hell are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands van der Hell is most common in: North Holland, where 54 percent reside, Drenthe, where 8 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Hel96334/
van der Heul92401/
van der Held9234/
van der Hiel9212/
van der Heel928/
van der Hill920/
van de Hel9190/
van der El9133/
von der Helle881/
van der Hil87167/
van der Hilt8314/
van de Yssel7512/
van der Isle756/
Van-De-Hel731/
van de Isle704/
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