van Heems Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
van Heems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 89 | 1:189,744 | 26,758 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Heems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Heems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Heems is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Heems? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. van Heems is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Heems reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 189,744. In The Netherlands van Heems is most frequent in: North Holland, where 72 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 9 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 34 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Heemst | 95 | 267 | / |
| van Geems | 89 | 128 | / |
| van Emst | 82 | 353 | / |
| van Hens | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Himst | 78 | 46 | / |
| van Geens | 78 | 23 | / |
| van Ams | 75 | 124 | / |
| van Ens | 75 | 109 | / |
| van Enst | 71 | 165 | / |
| van Gens | 71 | 38 | / |
| van Enns | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Henz | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Heinz | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Genns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Van-Ens | 63 | 2 | / |
| van Gins | 59 | 1 | / |
| Van-Enst | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Gains | 56 | 4 | / |
| van Goins | 56 | 1 | / |
| von Ins | 50 | 116 | / |
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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 Heems
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