van Bremen Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bremen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Bremen. Bremer, Bremener.

van Bremen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3911:43,1907,341
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Australia381:710,41347,396
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Bremen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Bremen. Bremer, Bremener.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Bremen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Bremen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 587,571st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. van Bremen is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van Bremen are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 43,190. In The Netherlands van Bremen is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 24 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and Zeeland, where 16 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

van Bremen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Bremen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Bremen surname rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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