van Craen Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Craen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Craen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0441:11,0121,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

van Craen Last Name Facts

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

van Craen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Craen is the 346,158th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Craen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 11,012. In Belgium van Craen is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Belgium van Craen is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

van Craen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vancraen9412/
Van Curen89137/
van Curan8915/
van Craan892/
van Crain891/
van Cruen890/
Vancren881/
von Crayen841/
van Caaren840/
van Curren840/
van Curran840/
van Curwen840/
Vancuren82883/
Vancuran8276/
van Corn821/
Vankraen821/
van Gran820/
Vancruen820/
van Ackeren80281/
van Eckeren8032/
van Cruysen809/
van Acheren801/
van Graan783,772/
van Groen78299/
van Kuren7883/
van Kuran7817/
van Gruen788/
van Green787/
Vancurren786/
Vanackren783/
Vancarran781/
Vancurran781/
van Karen781/
Van-Curen781/
van Caron781/
van Curin780/
van Curon780/
van Wickeren76178/
van Cruijsen7648/
van Eeckeren7617/
van Wicheren761/
van Huckeren760/
Vangren753/
Vancurn753/
Vancorn750/
van Ekeren74699/
van Keuren74258/
van Greune74257/
Vanackeren74197/
van Egeren74153/
van Ackern7469/
van Keeren7430/
van Greene7411/
van Akeren7411/
Vanackeran742/
Vaneckeren741/
van Growen741/
van Keruen741/
van Keuran741/
van Kueren741/
Vancarwuan741/
van Greuen741/
van Kewren740/
van Kueran740/
van Kerren740/
van Keeran740/
van Kehren740/
van Keyren740/
van Kieren740/
van Heeckeren73176/
Vankuren71478/
Vangreen7131/
Vangraan7121/
Vankuran7113/
Vankaran7110/
Vangroen719/
Vancuron716/
Vanekren712/
van Korn712/
Vanguren711/
Vankeren711/
Vankruen711/
Vancuern711/
Vangreni711/
van Grun710/
Vanagren710/
Vankrean710/
Vancurun710/
Vancaron710/
Vancurin710/
van Eekeren70643/
van Akkeren70592/
van Wakeren70338/
van Eikeren70129/
van Eykeren7056/
van Wickern7042/
van Kuyeren7033/
van Groenou7015/
Vanachareun706/
Viana Grana702/
Van-Cruysen701/
Viana Grain701/
Van-Ackeren701/
van Wykruan701/
van Eeckhooren701/
van Hekeren701/
van Greuine701/
Vanacharoen701/
Vankeuren67993/
van Eijkeren67305/
van Heekeren67103/
Vanakaran6789/
van Kruyssen6788/
Vanekeren6773/
Vannacharoen6736/
Vanackern6723/
van Karin6715/
van Kurin6714/
Fangrayen6710/
Vanheeckeren679/
Vancurine678/
Vangreene677/
Vankueren675/
van Kroon675/
Vankeuran674/
Vanikaran674/
Vangarani673/
van Wiggeren672/
Vankauren672/
Vankewren672/
von Caron672/
Van-Kuren672/
Phancoren671/
Vangohren671/
Vanikiran671/
Van-Garen671/
Vanakeren671/
Vanakiran671/
Vannacharien671/
Vannacharuen671/
von Green670/
van Karne670/
van Keurn670/
Vanghoren670/
van Kruijssen64201/
Van-Kruijssen551/

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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 Craen
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