van Hyfte Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hyfte Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a small city in the Flanders, Belgium called Hijfte.

van Hyfte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium9641:11,9261,774
United States611:5,941,950288,805
France461:1,443,972140,296
Canada441:837,40065,151
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Hyfte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a small city in the Flanders, Belgium called Hijfte.

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van Hyfte Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Hyfte is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Hyfte.

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

The surname is the 330,130th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. The last name van Hyfte occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Hyfte are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 964 people, or 1 in 11,926. In Belgium van Hyfte is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Belgium it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

van Hyfte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Hyfte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hyfte Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hyfte earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.9% more than the national average, earning $75,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,837 CAD per year.

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