Verheyen Surname

45,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Verheyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verheyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,9731:1,44268
Germany1,5221:52,8956,874
Netherlands8111:20,8233,294
United States5921:612,26249,664
Canada1031:357,72432,292
France971:684,77087,242
Australia841:321,37727,634
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Austria121:709,62061,025
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Verheyen Last Name Facts

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

Verheyen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verheyen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,509th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 639,146 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Verheyen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 7,973 people, or 1 in 1,442. In Belgium Verheyen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Belgium Verheyen occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Verheyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verheyen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Verheyen last name expanded 4,554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Verheyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verheyen surname are 24.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verheyen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning R 237,012 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,451 CAD per year.

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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
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