van Eeghem Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
van Eeghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 412 | 1:27,904 | 4,464 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
van Eeghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Eeghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Eeghem is most common in Belgium. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Eeghem? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Eeghem is the 636,210th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname van Eeghem is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Eeghem are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Eeghem is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 27,904. In Belgium van Eeghem is most common in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Eghem | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Eeghen | 90 | 236 | / |
| van Ieghem | 90 | 10 | / |
| van Heyghem | 86 | 3 | / |
| van Ighem | 84 | 26 | / |
| van Hegem | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Eigem | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Auweghem | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Egghen | 80 | 34 | / |
| van Eyghen | 80 | 33 | / |
| van Eijgem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Aughem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Eighen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Hauweghem | 78 | 3 | / |
| van Heyghen | 76 | 94 | / |
| van Auwegem | 76 | 7 | / |
| van Huyghem | 76 | 1 | / |
| Van-Egghen | 70 | 5 | / |
| van Heygem | 70 | 5 | / |
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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 Eeghem
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