van der Heyde Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van der Heyde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Heyde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5031:107,70912,978
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Australia541:499,92037,885
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: van der Héyde (1) are calculated separately.

van der Heyde Last Name Facts

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

van der Heyde has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms: van der Héyde. For other potential spellings of van der Heyde click here.

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

The surname is the 420,458th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of van der Heyde reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 107,709. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, Limpopo, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

van der Heyde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van der Heyde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van der Heyde surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Heyde Last Name Statistics demography

van der Heyde earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.31% more than the national average, earning R 338,184 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Heyde
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