van Alphen Surname

94,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Alphen Surname Definition:

From place name in South Holland.

van Alphen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,3061:3,922367
Belgium1881:61,1529,850
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Australia931:290,27625,669
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada751:491,27542,011
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
England281:1,989,93178,001
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
India61:127,844,230863,365
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

van Alphen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in South Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Alphen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Alphen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Alphen is the 94,041st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,438,237 people. van Alphen is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Alphen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,306 people, or 1 in 3,922. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 27 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Alphen occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

van Alphen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Alphen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the van Alphen surname rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Alphen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Alphen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.16% more than the national average, earning R 394,848 per year; in United States they earn 88.65% more than the national average, earning $81,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $46,309 CAD per year.

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