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

van Hecke occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 69,944th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,030,187 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Hecke reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Hecke is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,885 people, or 1 in 1,954. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

van Hecke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Hecke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States van Hecke are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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