van Heckers Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
van Heckers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
van Heckers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Heckers Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Heckers is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Heckers click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Heckers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of van Heckers are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 84 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 29 percent reside and Curaçao, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hekers | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Hecke-Raes | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Ekeris | 86 | 216 | / |
| van Ekeres | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Kers | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Eekeres | 82 | 56 | / |
| van Ekris | 80 | 240 | / |
| Vanekeris | 80 | 6 | / |
| van Eck-Roos | 78 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ekeris | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vinckers | 74 | 67 | / |
| Vonckers | 74 | 50 | / |
| Vanekris | 74 | 8 | / |
| van Kruys | 70 | 68 | / |
| van Kruis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vinkers | 67 | 109 | / |
| von Eggers | 67 | 35 | / |
| van Kruijs | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Charis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancros | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Heckers
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