Vanhijfte Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vanhijfte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanhijfte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Belgium121:958,05473,966

Vanhijfte Last Name Facts

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

Vanhijfte is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanhijfte? popularity and diffusion

Vanhijfte is the 2,106,139th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vanhijfte are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Vanhijfte is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 248,341. In The Netherlands Vanhijfte is most prevalent in: Zeeland, where 81 percent are found, Utrecht, where 10 percent are found and South Holland, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hijfte95474/
Van-Hijfte951/
van Hijft891/
Vanhyfte82405/
Vanhefter785/
Vanheft751/
Vanhefty7123/
Vaneyfte713/
Vanjavite671/
Vanneft631/
Vanjvade592/
Vanjevad591/
Vanjavade5614/
Vanhoye Jovet551/
Vainjavade537/
Vane Javed531/
van Jephta531/
Wanneft500/

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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 Vanhijfte
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