Vanhecke is used as a family name or surname in Belgium. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vanhecke
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Belgium
Meaning: Means the person who originated Heck (e) the name of several localities. Consider, for example, the town of Hecq in the North. Meaning: barrier (former French hec). Varientes: Vanec, Vaneck, Vanecke, Vanheck Van Heck, Van Hecke.

How popular is Vanhecke?

Vanhecke is common in Belgium.

Vanhecke is ranked 137792 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vanheckes grew by 9.475806 per cent to 543 since 2000 and ranked 40313 after elevating 1069 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.79 94.15
Hispanic or Latino 4.05 3.02
Others 2.21 2.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.47 0
Vanhecke is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Belgium which may be its originating country too. Around 2806 people have been found who wears Vanhecke as their family name. Vanhecke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
46,707 New Zealand5
4,096 Dominican Republic3
147,165 Czech Republic2
1,328 Congo2
54,641 Sweden2
50,640 Switzerland2
279,271 Australia1
492,292 Ukraine1
1,005 The Gambia1
37,493 Austria1
8,268 Mauritius1
12,745 Luxembourg1
12,270 Lebanon1
14,373 Jordan1
746 Dominica1
15,705 Cameroon1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
126,462 England22
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with hundreds of Vanhecke:
58,106 United States442
24,414 France404
Countries with thousands of Vanhecke:
651 Belgium1,848
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Vanhecke Namesakes

  • Frank Vanhecke, Belgian member of Parliament

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