van Herpe Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Herpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Herpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4541:25,3234,006
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
France231:2,887,944200,772
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Herpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Herpe is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 573,706th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name van Herpe occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Herpe live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 25,323. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 19 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium van Herpe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Herp94518/
van Erpe9411/
van Herpt89378/
Van-Herpe891/
van Erp884,506/
van Erps82133/
Van-Erpe821/
von Harpe7834/
Van-Erp752/
von Erb635/

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