Vanheukelen Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanheukelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanheukelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium261:442,17945,013
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Vanheukelen Last Name Facts

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

Vanheukelen is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanheukelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanheukelen is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Vanheukelen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vanheukelen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vanheukelen is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 442,179. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

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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
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