van Herwijnen Surname

255,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Herwijnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Herwijnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4531:11,6221,632
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Austria161:532,21549,801
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

van Herwijnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Herwijnen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Herwijnen.

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

It is the 255,382nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,716,858 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Herwijnen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,453 people, or 1 in 11,622. In The Netherlands van Herwijnen is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

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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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