van Besten Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
van Besten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
van Besten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Besten Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Besten occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Besten? popularity and diffusion
van Besten is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Besten reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 718,540. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Beesten | 95 | 141 | / |
| van Westen | 90 | 907 | / |
| van Basten | 90 | 617 | / |
| van Betten | 90 | 110 | / |
| van Beeten | 90 | 57 | / |
| van Bieten | 90 | 1 | / |
| von Beesten | 86 | 4 | / |
| van Weysten | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Veten | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Weijsten | 82 | 13 | / |
| van Buiten | 80 | 579 | / |
| van Buyten | 80 | 376 | / |
| Van-Basten | 80 | 12 | / |
| van Beetem | 80 | 5 | / |
| von Westen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Vetten | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bastin | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Westing | 76 | 356 | / |
| van Buytene | 76 | 69 | / |
| Van Vechten | 76 | 61 | / |
| van Buijten | 76 | 41 | / |
| van Bettina | 76 | 2 | / |
| van Bijtene | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Buijtene | 73 | 97 | / |
| Van-Buiten | 70 | 8 | / |
| Van-Vechten | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vechtin | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Vichten | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Besten
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis