van Balen Surname

197,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Balen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Balen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5761:10,7151,464
Belgium2241:51,3248,390
Australia901:299,95226,269
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

van Balen Last Name Facts

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

van Balen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name van Balen is the 197,494th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,437,522 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of van Balen live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,576 people, or 1 in 10,715. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 26 percent reside, North Holland, where 23 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

van Balen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Balen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Balen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Balen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning $58,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,361 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
  • 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 Balen
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