van der Celen Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
van der Celen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van der Celen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Celen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Celen occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Celen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van der Celen is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname van der Celen occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van der Celen are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van der Celen is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Ceelen | 96 | 46 | / |
| van der Kelen | 92 | 806 | / |
| van der Gelen | 92 | 1 | / |
| van der Keilen | 89 | 61 | / |
| van der Keelen | 89 | 42 | / |
| van der Cuylen | 89 | 24 | / |
| van der Seelen | 89 | 9 | / |
| van der Keijlen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van de Cuylen | 85 | 1 | / |
| van der Kuilen | 81 | 227 | / |
| van der Kuylen | 81 | 139 | / |
| van der Kuijlen | 79 | 80 | / |
| van de Kuilen | 77 | 156 | / |
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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 der Celen
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