van Helden Surname

114,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Helden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Helden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,2251:5,236543
Belgium2281:50,4248,221
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Canada991:372,17833,288
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Australia531:509,35338,491
France421:1,581,493147,826
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

van Helden Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Helden occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 114,408th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,803,402 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Helden are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,225 people, or 1 in 5,236. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, Limburg, where 21 percent live and North Brabant, where 20 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

van Helden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Helden has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the van Helden surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Helden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Helden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.67% more than the national average, earning R 391,320 per year; in United States they earn 34.24% more than the national average, earning $57,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.37% more than the national average, earning $105,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Elden95161/
van Gelden9043/
von Helden9029/
Van-Helden906/
van Halden904/
van Holden904/
van Heldem901/
van D'Elden861/
van Olden84157/
van Alden841/
Van-Elden841/
von Holden803/
van Gilden800/
Van-Olden741/

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Footnotes

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