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 more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Alem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 802,733rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Alem reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Alem is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 51,019. In The Netherlands van Alem is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, Gelderland, where 17 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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