The Dhaene surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 170 people carried this name — #105,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 26% from 135 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 378 people named Dhaene live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 135 people named Dhaene.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Dhaene,
with a public archive behind them.
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Geert Dhaene 1959– · university teacher
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Liesbet Dhaene 1976– · politician
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Brecht Dhaene 1988– · sport cyclist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dhaene.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Dhaene is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.