van Brussel Surname

134,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Suriname

van Brussel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Brussel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3361:8,6051,205
Netherlands1,2961:13,0301,896
France2781:238,93137,046
Suriname1851:2,987486
Australia911:296,65626,074
Argentina671:637,96144,681
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: van Brüssel (1) are calculated separately.

van Brussel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Brussel has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may appear as a variant: van Brüssel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 134,680th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,180,594 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of van Brussel reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Brussel is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,336 people, or 1 in 8,605. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 14 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 39 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

van Brussel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Brussel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Brussel last name rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Brussel Last Name Statistics demography

van Brussel earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.77% more than the national average, earning $63,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Brüssel971/
van Bruyssel96203/
van Brusselt96109/
van Breussel961/
van Brussell960/
van Bruysel9152/
Van-Brussel9134/
van Breul800/
von Bruhl701/
von Brühl607/

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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
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  • 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 Brussel
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