van Heest Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Heest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Heest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2741:61,63210,604
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Heest Last Name Facts

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

van Heest occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 752,779th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of van Heest are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 61,632. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 55 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and Utrecht, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

van Heest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Heest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Heest surname grew 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Heest Last Name Statistics demography

van Heest earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 167.19% more than the national average, earning $115,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hees946,755/
van Hest941,730/
van Geest892,096/
van Heese89319/
van Heyst89286/
van Heist89113/
van Heste8931/
van Hee88890/
van Est88713/
van Hes88176/
van Ees88118/
van Het882/
van Heijst841,106/
van Heesch84982/
van Heyste84105/
van Heiste842/
van Hese82630/
van Geet82297/
van Heer82102/
van Oest8248/
van Ahee8234/
van Hess8229/
van Heys829/
van Chee827/
Van-Hees826/
van Gest823/
van Host821/
van East821/
van Heus821/
Van-Eest821/
Van-Hest821/
van Heis821/
van Hist820/
van Es804,988/
van Ee80895/
van He806/
van Heijste801/
van Hesse7883/
van Heiss7823/
van Heije7813/
van Heijs7810/
van Heise782/
van Hijst782/
van Hoist781/
van Heath781/
Van-Geest781/
van Geedt781/
van Hyste781/
van Hecht781/
van Heith781/
van Haust780/
van Ast75691/
van Ess75393/
van Eer75241/
van Eys75113/
van Eis7589/
van Ost7525/
van Hée757/
van Ett754/
Van-Hee754/
van Hex753/
van Hie752/
van Che751/
Van-Est751/
van Eee751/
van Ehs751/
van Ets751/
van Khe751/
van Her750/
van Hijste743/
van Hesche741/
van Esch714,810/
van Hoey71809/
van Huis71532/
van Geyt71464/
van Hise71195/
van Eijs71164/
van Huit7165/
van Esse7147/
van Ette7130/
von Hess7119/
van Heiß718/
van Hoyt713/
van Geys713/
van Oust713/
von Hedt712/
Van-Heer712/
van Chey711/
van Eitz711/
van E711/
Van-Hese711/
von Chee711/
van Hèse711/
von Hetz711/
van Hiss710/
van Heyd710/
van Hice710/
van Hessche70194/
van Hoeij67170/
Van-Es6772/
van Ha6749/
van Geijt6744/
von Hesse6730/
van Ex6728/
van Huyse6719/
van Hoije6717/
Van-Ee6710/
van Eß677/
von Es673/
von Heuss672/
van Er671/
von Hecht671/
van Eased671/
van Hytte671/
van Hoeïj671/
van Chijs671/
von Ee671/
van Hoise670/

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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 Heest
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