Vanhems Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vanhems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vanhems Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1751:379,55856,305
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Vanhems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanhems occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanhems? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vanhems are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 379,558. In France Vanhems is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 63 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Apart from France Vanhems is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanheems9384/
Vanhemst931/
Vanheemst8852/
Vanemst8624/
Vanemje713/
Vaniens711/
Vangeens678/
Vanheinz671/
Vanhence670/
Vanettins630/
Venoms625/
Baniens570/
Banhins570/
Wanyense536/
Wanyemze531/
Vanyenze531/
Wanniyoms501/
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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 Vanhems
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