van Hell Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3311:51,0198,761
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Hell Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hell has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Hell click here.

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

The last name is the 742,570th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. van Hell is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van Hell live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Hell is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 51,019. In The Netherlands van Hell is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 35 percent reside, Utrecht, where 22 percent reside and Overijssel, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

van Hell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Hell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Hell last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.29% less than the national average, earning R 175,152 per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,413 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
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  • 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 Hell
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