van Heesch Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Heesch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Heesch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8121:20,7973,285
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Denmark191:297,09021,940
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sweden151:656,45048,545
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Heesch Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Heesch occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 366,882nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Heesch are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 812 people, or 1 in 20,797. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 63 percent are found, Limburg, where 10 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

van Heesch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Heesch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Heesch surname increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Heesch Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Heesch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.25% more than the national average, earning R 646,980 per year; in United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,725 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Heesch
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