van Heddeghem Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
van Heddeghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 138 | 1:83,309 | 13,076 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Heddeghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Heddeghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Heddeghem is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Heddeghem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Heddeghem reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 83,309. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Belgium van Heddeghem is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Heddegem | 96 | 421 | / |
| Vanheddeghem | 96 | 2 | / |
| van Heddegehem | 96 | 2 | / |
| van Hedegem | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Heddegham | 92 | 0 | / |
| van Heydegem | 88 | 6 | / |
| Van-Heddegem | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Dieghem | 83 | 4 | / |
| van Ydeghem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vandeghem | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Thieghem | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Oodeghem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Ydegem | 78 | 11 | / |
| Vandieghem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Thyghem | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Edema | 73 | 2 | / |
| van Hetem | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Eetem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vandighem | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Tighem | 70 | 88 | / |
| van de Ham | 70 | 8 | / |
| van Dem | 70 | 7 | / |
| Vanteighem | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Diem | 67 | 227 | / |
| van de Weem | 67 | 211 | / |
| van Hettema | 67 | 195 | / |
| van Edom | 67 | 123 | / |
| van Hauthem | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vanedema | 67 | 9 | / |
| van Udem | 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
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- 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 Heddeghem
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