Vanderheyden Surname

87,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanderheyden Surname Definition:

VANDERHEYDEN: So named from Heyden, an ancient town in Holstein, Denmark.

Vanderheyden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,3801:3,401342
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Canada4871:75,6588,534
Australia611:442,55234,724
France471:1,413,249138,595
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England71:7,959,723202,100
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Vanderheyden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VANDERHEYDEN: So named from Heyden, an ancient town in Holstein, Denmark.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vanderheyden Last Name Facts

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

Vanderheyden is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanderheyden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanderheyden is the 87,885th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,332,032 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Vanderheyden live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vanderheyden is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,380 people, or 1 in 3,401. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 66 percent live, Walloon Region, where 27 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Vanderheyden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vanderheyden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vanderheyden last name grew 2,234 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanderheyden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanderheyden last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vanderheyden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $54,036 CAD per year.

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