van Hees Surname

72,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,3551:3,878363
Belgium1,5231:7,5491,025
Australia3301:81,8059,494
Germany1531:526,17944,202
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada651:566,85547,218
France541:1,230,050127,496
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

van Hees Last Name Facts

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

van Hees is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 72,950th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,078,837 people. The last name van Hees occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of van Hees are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,355 people, or 1 in 3,878. In The Netherlands van Hees is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and Gelderland, where 12 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Hees occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

van Hees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Hees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Hees last name rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hees Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hees earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 181.99% more than the national average, earning R 670,116 per year; in United States they earn 28.62% more than the national average, earning $55,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heest94381/
van Heese94319/
van Hee93890/
van Hes93176/
van Ees93118/
van Heesch89982/
van Hest881,730/
van Hese88630/
van Heer88102/
van Ahee8834/
van Hess8829/
van Heys889/
van Chee887/
Van-Hees886/
van Heus881/
van Heis881/
van Es864,988/
van Ee86895/
van He866/
van Heyst82286/
van Heist82113/
van Hesse8283/
van Heiss8223/
van Heije8213/
van Heijs8210/
van Hayes823/
van Heise822/
van Hawes821/
van Est80713/
van Ess80393/
van Eer80241/
van Eys80113/
van Eis8089/
van Hée807/
Van-Hee804/
van Hex803/
van Het802/
van Hie802/
van Che801/
van Eee801/
van Ehs801/
van Ets801/
van Khe801/
van Her800/
van Heijst781,106/
van Heutsz7818/
van Hesche781/
van E771/
van Esch754,810/
van Hoey75809/
van Huis75532/
van Hise75195/
van Eijs75164/
van Esse7547/
von Hess7519/
van Heiß758/
van Goes754/
van Geys753/
van Gaes753/
van Haus752/
Van-Heer752/
van Chey751/
van East751/
Van-Eest751/
Van-Hese751/
Van-Hest751/
von Chee751/
van Hèse751/
van Hiss750/
van Heyd750/
van Hist750/
van Hice750/
van Hessche74194/
van Houts71577/
van Hoeij71170/
Van-Es7172/
van House7169/
van Ha7149/
von Hesse7130/
van Ex7128/
van Huyse7119/
van Aesch7118/
van Hoije7117/
Van-Ee7110/
van Eß717/
von Es713/
von Heuss712/
van Hijst712/
van Er711/
van Hoist711/
van Heath711/
van Ouche711/
van Hecht711/
van Hoeïj711/
van Chijs711/
van Heith711/
von Ee711/
van Hoise710/
van Hause710/
van Haust710/
Van-Ess671,473/
van Essche67610/
van Hoy67230/
van Uys6773/
van Ijs6749/
van Epp6739/
van Huysse6738/
van Hooije6734/
van Hoi6728/
van Houche6724/
van Hai6723/
von Ess6723/
von Esh6716/
van Hoa6714/
van Gie6712/
van Huy679/
van Ett674/
van Ech673/
van Chi673/
van Ice672/
van Hay672/
van Hui672/
Van-Eer671/
Van-Esh671/
Van-Est671/
van Ehr671/
van Hauche671/
van Hoysse671/
van Haj671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Hees
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