van Heek Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Heek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Heek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4511:37,4446,305
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

van Heek Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Heek is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 486,864th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. van Heek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of van Heek reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Heek is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 37,444. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

van Heek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Heek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.22% less than the national average, earning R 177,696 per year; in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $56,536 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Heek
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