van Hiep Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van Hiep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Hiep (31) may also be a first name.
van Hiep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Hiep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Hiep occurs most in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Hiep? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Hiep is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of van Hiep reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia van Hiep is primarily concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside, Johor, where 25 percent reside and Selangor, where 25 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hie | 93 | 2 | / |
| van Hoije | 82 | 17 | / |
| van Heije | 82 | 13 | / |
| Van Eps | 80 | 215 | / |
| van Epp | 80 | 39 | / |
| van Hée | 80 | 7 | / |
| van Epe | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Hooije | 78 | 34 | / |
| van Hoeije | 78 | 6 | / |
| van E | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Epps | 75 | 421 | / |
| van Ahee | 75 | 34 | / |
| van Oije | 75 | 10 | / |
| van Eaps | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Jeph | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Uije | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Eppe | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Eppt | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Goip | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Cheoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ye | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Gee | 67 | 111 | / |
| von Epp | 67 | 10 | / |
| von Eps | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Eee | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ebs | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Eije | 63 | 11 | / |
| Van-Epps | 63 | 3 | / |
| von Epps | 63 | 0 | / |
| van Joeij | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Joy | 53 | 1 | / |
| von Jess | 50 | 38 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Hiep
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