van Bergen Surname
Approximately 7,284 people bear this surname
van Bergen Surname User-submission:
This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Bergen (mountains), the name of many places, most likely referring to one in south-western North Brabant (Bergen op Zoom), one in western North Holland, one in Limburg, and also Hons in Hainaut, Belgium (Bergen in Dutch).
Read More About This Surnamevan Bergen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4,888 | 1:3,455 | 308 |
| Belgium | 822 | 1:13,986 | 2,121 |
| Australia | 600 | 1:44,993 | 5,654 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
van Bergen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Bergen (mountains), the name of many places, most likely referring to one in south-western North Brabant (Bergen op Zoom), one in western North Holland, one in Limburg, and also Hons in Hainaut, Belgium (Bergen in Dutch).
- deleted-173293The van Bergen surname means 'from Bergen', referring to multiple locations found in the Netherlands or Belgium.
- deleted-173293van Bergen Demographics
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van Bergen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Bergen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Bergen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Bergen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 68,225th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,000,487 people. The surname van Bergen occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of van Bergen reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Bergen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,888 people, or 1 in 3,455. In The Netherlands van Bergen is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 33 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands van Bergen is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
van Bergen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of van Bergen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Bergen surname expanded 132 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Bergen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the van Bergen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount van Bergen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 265.43% more than the national average, earning R 868,392 per year; in United States they earn 49.6% more than the national average, earning $64,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,436 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Berghen | 95 | 102 | / |
| van Bergenn | 95 | 1 | / |
| von Bergen | 90 | 905 | / |
| van Bergem | 90 | 115 | / |
| van Bargen | 90 | 19 | / |
| Van-Bergen | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Geebergen | 87 | 38 | / |
| von Bargen | 80 | 527 | / |
| van Bargin | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Weiringen | 78 | 10 | / |
| van Viersen | 76 | 285 | / |
| van Vierzen | 76 | 79 | / |
| van Berchem | 76 | 57 | / |
| van Veersen | 76 | 19 | / |
| van Wuerzen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Vierssen | 73 | 53 | / |
| van Veerssen | 73 | 2 | / |
| von Versen | 70 | 43 | / |
| van Verheijen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Birain | 70 | 0 | / |
| von Berchem | 67 | 3 | / |
| von Wuerzen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Von-Bargen | 60 | 6 | / |
| Von-Versen | 60 | 1 | / |
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