van Aken Surname

90,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Aken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Aken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8561:5,913640
Belgium1,7131:6,711867
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Germany1001:805,05559,076
England361:1,547,72466,012
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Guam161:10,0081,526
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

van Aken Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Aken is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Aken? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Aken is the 90,045th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,368,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of van Aken are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,856 people, or 1 in 5,913. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

van Aken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Aken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Aken Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Aken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.53% less than the national average, earning R 27,264 per year; in United States they earn 70.07% more than the national average, earning $73,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning $42,668 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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