van Biesen Surname
Approximately 889 people bear this surname
van Biesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 721 | 1:15,945 | 2,441 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
van Biesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Biesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Biesen is found most in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Biesen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 396,526th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Biesen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 721 people, or 1 in 15,945. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Biessen | 95 | 2 | / |
| van Biezen | 90 | 486 | / |
| van Bessen | 90 | 31 | / |
| van Beesen | 90 | 23 | / |
| van Bissen | 90 | 2 | / |
| van Bieten | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Buesen | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Bien | 89 | 5 | / |
| van Buijsen | 86 | 22 | / |
| van Biene | 84 | 195 | / |
| van Busen | 84 | 2 | / |
| van Besin | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Begen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Viegen | 80 | 652 | / |
| van Besien | 80 | 268 | / |
| van Buizen | 80 | 26 | / |
| van Vessen | 80 | 14 | / |
| van Bezoen | 80 | 14 | / |
| von Wiesen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Buysen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bessem | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bussen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Vien | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Boeijen | 76 | 223 | / |
| van Wiechen | 76 | 93 | / |
| van Baaijen | 76 | 87 | / |
| van Beuschoten | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Begin | 74 | 90 | / |
| Van-Biene | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Busen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Buson | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Baayen | 70 | 17 | / |
| von Bechen | 70 | 6 | / |
| Van-Viegen | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Bussan | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Vausen | 70 | 0 | / |
| von Behean | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Huijzen | 67 | 24 | / |
| von Baussen | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Bauschoten | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Bezing | 60 | 2 | / |
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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 Biesen
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