van Assen Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Assen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Assen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7881:21,4303,402
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

van Assen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Assen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 399,716th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Assen are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 788 people, or 1 in 21,430. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 18 percent are found, Friesland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 16 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

van Assen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Assen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Assen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Assen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.84% more than the national average, earning R 467,760 per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $46,086 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
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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 Assen
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