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 surname van Hiep has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Hiep? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname van Hiep is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of van Hiep live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name globally, held by 31 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia van Hiep is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found, Johor, where 25 percent are found and Selangor, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia van Hiep occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis