van Hes Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Hes Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hes occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Hes is the 1,290,735th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name van Hes is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Hes live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 99,336. In The Netherlands van Hes is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 41 percent live, South Holland, where 11 percent live and Flevoland, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

van Hes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Hes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Hes last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hees936,755/
van Hest931,730/
van Hese93630/
van Hess9329/
van Heys939/
van Heus931/
van Heis931/
van Es924,988/
van He926/
van Heest88381/
van Heese88319/
van Heyst88286/
van Heist88113/
van Hesse8883/
van Heiss8823/
van Heijs8810/
van Heise882/
van Hee86890/
van Est86713/
van Ess86393/
van Ees86118/
van Eys86113/
van Eis8689/
van Hée867/
van Hex863/
van Het862/
van Hie862/
van Che861/
van Ehs861/
van Ets861/
van Khe861/
van Her860/
van E831/
van Heijst821,106/
van Heesch82982/
van Hesche821/
van Esch804,810/
van Hoey80809/
van Huis80532/
van Hise80195/
van Eijs80164/
van Heer80102/
van Esse8047/
van Ahee8034/
von Hess8019/
van Heiß808/
van Chee807/
Van-Hees806/
van Geys803/
van Chey801/
van East801/
Van-Hese801/
Van-Hest801/
van Hèse801/
van Hiss800/
van Heyd800/
van Hist800/
van Hice800/
van Hessche78194/
van Ee77895/
Van-Es7772/
van Ha7749/
van Ex7728/
van Eß777/
von Es773/
van Er771/
van Hoeij75170/
von Hesse7530/
van Huyse7519/
van Hoije7517/
van Heije7513/
von Heuss752/
van Hijst752/
van Hoist751/
van Heath751/
van Hecht751/
van Hoeïj751/
van Chijs751/
van Heith751/
van Hoise750/
Van-Ess711,473/
van Essche71610/
van Eer71241/
van Hoy71230/
van Uys7173/
van Ijs7149/
van Epp7139/
van Huysse7138/
van Hooije7134/
van Hoi7128/
van Hai7123/
von Ess7123/
von Esh7116/
van Hoa7114/
van Gie7112/
van Huy719/
van Ett714/
Van-Hee714/
van Ech713/
van Chi713/
van Ice712/
van Hay712/
van Hui712/
Van-Esh711/
Van-Est711/
van Eee711/
van Ehr711/
van Hoysse711/
van Haj711/
van Huit6765/
van Hooy6748/
von Esch6745/
von Jess6738/
von Herz6720/
van Oije6710/
van Y679/
van Khoi676/
von Eyss674/
van Hoyt673/
Van-Huis673/
von Hedt672/
van Choi672/
Van-Esch672/
Van-Heer672/
van Khai672/
van A672/
von Hays671/
van Eich671/
van Eitz671/
van I671/
van J671/
Van-Eest671/
Van-Hoey671/
van Uije671/
van Ysse671/
von Chee671/
van Huijdts671/
van Hoij671/
von Hetz671/

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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 Hes
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