van Heemstra Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
van Heemstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 85 | 1:198,673 | 27,603 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Heemstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Heemstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Heemstra is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Heemstra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,955,159th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Heemstra are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 198,673. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 46 percent are found, South Holland, where 32 percent are found and Utrecht, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands van Heemstra exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanheemstra | 96 | 3 | / |
| van Hiemstra | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Emster | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Emster | 73 | 13 | / |
| van Muster | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Master | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vonemster | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vanmaster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanamster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanmester | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaynmaster | 64 | 19 | / |
| Vainmaster | 64 | 2 | / |
| von Meister | 61 | 30 | / |
| Vonmeister | 55 | 9 | / |
| Finemaster | 55 | 1 | / |
| Von-Meister | 52 | 1 | / |
| Finemeister | 52 | 0 | / |
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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 Heemstra
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