von der Heide Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

von der Heide Surname User-submission:

This is a topographic surname, denoting a heathland dweller. It means 'from the heath'.

von der Heide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2851:282,47529,573
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

von der Heide Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a topographic surname, denoting a heathland dweller. It means 'from the heath'.

- matvon99

von der Heide Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name von der Heide Come From? nationality or country of origin

von der Heide is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von der Heide? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 649,026th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of von der Heide are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 282,475. In Germany von der Heide is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 40 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

von der Heide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of von der Heide has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the von der Heide surname rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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