van Heeringen Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Heeringen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Heeringen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2571:65,70911,237
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Heeringen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Heeringen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname van Heeringen is the 966,131st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Heeringen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 65,709. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 35 percent live, Utrecht, where 21 percent live and Gelderland, where 16 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

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