Straelen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Straelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641

Straelen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Straelen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Straelen is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Straelen.

How Common Is The Last Name Straelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Straelen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Straelen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Belgium it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 50 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Straelen
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