Vingerhoed Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vingerhoed Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Fingerhuth (German), Thimble.

Vingerhoed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Vingerhoed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Fingerhuth (German), Thimble.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Vingerhoed Last Name Facts

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

Vingerhoed is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vingerhoed? popularity and diffusion

Vingerhoed is the 963,821st most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vingerhoed reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 105,545. In The Netherlands Vingerhoed is most common in: North Holland, where 35 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

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Vingerhoed Reference & Research

Fingerhut DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fingerhut FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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