van den Bossche Surname

58,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van den Bossche Surname User-submission:

A Dutch surname with the literal translation 'from the forest'.

van den Bossche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,9011:1,45569
France4021:165,23125,748
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Canada531:695,20056,020
Guernsey221:2,929767
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van den Bossche Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname with the literal translation 'from the forest'.

- svdb13

van den Bossche Last Name Facts

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

The surname van den Bossche occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van den Bossche.

How Common Is The Last Name van den Bossche? popularity and diffusion

The last name van den Bossche is the 58,913th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 850,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van den Bossche are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van den Bossche is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 7,901 people, or 1 in 1,455. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

van den Bossche Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van den Bossche earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 144.57% more than the national average, earning $105,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,043 CAD per year.

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