van Alem Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
van Alem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 331 | 1:51,019 | 8,761 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Alem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Alem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Alem is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Alem? popularity and diffusion
van Alem is the 802,733rd most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Alem are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Alem is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 51,019. In The Netherlands van Alem is most common in: North Brabant, where 43 percent reside, Gelderland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Halem | 94 | 342 | / |
| van Allem | 94 | 0 | / |
| van Haalem | 89 | 55 | / |
| van Hallem | 89 | 17 | / |
| van Alen | 88 | 219 | / |
| van Galen | 82 | 3,188 | / |
| van Allen | 82 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 82 | 613 | / |
| van Aalen | 82 | 47 | / |
| von Halem | 82 | 24 | / |
| van Aulen | 82 | 24 | / |
| van Eulem | 82 | 17 | / |
| von Allem | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Helem | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ahlen | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Gaalen | 78 | 2,214 | / |
| van Haalen | 78 | 390 | / |
| van Hellem | 78 | 45 | / |
| van Hallen | 78 | 12 | / |
| van Olen | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Alin | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Eylen | 71 | 592 | / |
| van Golen | 71 | 153 | / |
| van Holen | 71 | 81 | / |
| van Ohlen | 71 | 47 | / |
| von Ahlen | 71 | 17 | / |
| von Galen | 71 | 16 | / |
| von Halen | 71 | 10 | / |
| Van-Allen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Van-Galen | 71 | 4 | / |
| van Allyn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Van-Halen | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Allen | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Allin | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Eulen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Galhn | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Oslen | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Goolen | 67 | 341 | / |
| van Heulen | 67 | 87 | / |
| van Goylen | 67 | 53 | / |
| van Hollen | 67 | 22 | / |
| von Gahlen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 67 | 3 | / |
| von Hallen | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Houlen | 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 van Alem
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