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 surname von Held occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Held? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of von Held live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.
This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 1,216,331. In Brazil von Held is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 80 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 10 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
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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