Verheven Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Verheven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verheven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium351:328,47637,084
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Verheven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verheven is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verheven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Verheven live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Polynesia.

Verheven is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 328,476. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 66 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 29 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 3 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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  • 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 Verheven
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