van Baelen Surname

199,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Baelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Baelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0151:5,706692
France411:1,620,066149,911
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Baelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Baelen occurs most in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Baelen click here.

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

The last name van Baelen is the 199,058th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,471,913 people. The surname van Baelen occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Baelen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 2,015 people, or 1 in 5,706. In Belgium van Baelen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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