van Hesteren Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hesteren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hesteren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1951:86,60114,364
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

van Hesteren Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Hesteren is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,098,270th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of van Hesteren are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Hesteren is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 86,601. In The Netherlands van Hesteren is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 32 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

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Footnotes

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