von Held Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
von Held Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
von Held Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Held Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Held occurs most in Brazil. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of von Held click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Held? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of von Held reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 1,216,331. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 80 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 10 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil von Held exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Heldh | 94 | 3 | / |
| von Helld | 94 | 1 | / |
| von Heeld | 94 | 1 | / |
| von Eld | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Held | 88 | 24 | / |
| von Heyl | 88 | 17 | / |
| von Hehl | 88 | 11 | / |
| von Heel | 88 | 9 | / |
| Von-Held | 88 | 6 | / |
| von Hold | 88 | 0 | / |
| von Holdt | 82 | 195 | / |
| von Heill | 82 | 9 | / |
| van Hel | 80 | 3 | / |
| von Eichel | 78 | 9 | / |
| van Heel | 75 | 1,499 | / |
| van Hell | 75 | 388 | / |
| van Hiel | 75 | 174 | / |
| von Holt | 75 | 170 | / |
| van Helt | 75 | 26 | / |
| von Eltz | 75 | 8 | / |
| van Heyl | 75 | 7 | / |
| von Hill | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Hold | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Heil | 75 | 0 | / |
| van El | 71 | 66 | / |
| van Heijl | 71 | 18 | / |
| von Hille | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Helle | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Höltz | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Holdt | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Hesel | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Eil | 67 | 136 | / |
| van Elp | 67 | 125 | / |
| van Eyl | 67 | 77 | / |
| von Alt | 67 | 24 | / |
| van Hessel | 67 | 10 | / |
| van Hil | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Gil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Von-Hil | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 von Held
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