van Voorhies Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

van Voorhies Surname User-submission:

The origin is Dutch. It means 'of Before-Hees' Hees is a town in the northeast part of the Netherlands.

van Voorhies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

van Voorhies Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin is Dutch. It means 'of Before-Hees' Hees is a town in the northeast part of the Netherlands.

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van Voorhies Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Voorhies is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of van Voorhies reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name van Voorhies is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 28 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 11 percent live.

van Voorhies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Voorhies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Voorhies last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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