van Appelen Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Appelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Appelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van Appelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Appelen is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of van Appelen click here.

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

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of van Appelen reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada it is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 67 percent reside and Alberta, where 33 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

van Appelen Last Name Statistics demography

van Appelen earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning $33,659 CAD per year.

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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 van Appelen
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