van Hecke Surname

69,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hecke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,8851:1,954131
Netherlands4121:40,9886,967
France3061:217,06833,722
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada411:898,67368,969
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
England331:1,688,42669,999
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Austria111:774,13064,097
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van Hecke Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hecke is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Hecke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,944th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,030,187 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Hecke live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 5,885 people, or 1 in 1,954. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 7 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belgium it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

van Hecke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Hecke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Hecke surname rose 2,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the van Hecke last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount van Hecke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning R 280,896 per year; in United States they earn 48.87% more than the national average, earning $64,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $48,719 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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