van Bergen Surname

68,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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).

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van Bergen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,8881:3,455308
Belgium8221:13,9862,121
Australia6001:44,9935,654
South Africa3511:154,35217,426
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Germany971:829,95360,372
England701:795,97243,050
France301:2,214,091176,965
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Curaçao141:11,232389
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

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).

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The van Bergen surname means 'from Bergen', referring to multiple locations found in the Netherlands or Belgium.

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van Bergen Last Name Facts

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

van Bergen is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Bergen click here.

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

The last name is the 68,225th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,000,487 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of van Bergen live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Bergen is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,888 people, or 1 in 3,455. In The Netherlands van Bergen is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 33 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it exists 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 occurrence of van Bergen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Bergen surname rose 132 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being 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.

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