van Heerde Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Heerde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Heerde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7201:23,4543,770
South Africa691:785,18453,751
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

van Heerde Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Heerde is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname van Heerde is the 401,796th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. The last name van Heerde occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of van Heerde are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Heerde is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 23,454. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 30 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

van Heerde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Heerde has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Heerde Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Heerde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.35% less than the national average, earning R 194,028 per year; in United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.46% more than the national average, earning $69,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eerde95556/
van Herde951/
van Heerder951/
van Aerde841,054/
Van-Eerde8411/
van Horde841/
van Harde841/
von Herder8032/
von Hoerde801/
van Arde783/
van Aarde742,683/
van Hardy744/
Van-Aerde741/
Van-Horde741/
van Ardoy632/

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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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  • 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 Heerde
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