van der Kelen Surname
Approximately 806 people bear this surname
van der Kelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 738 | 1:15,578 | 2,384 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van der Kelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Kelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van der Kelen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van der Kelen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Kelen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 428,270th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van der Kelen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 738 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Belgium van der Kelen is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Belgium van der Kelen is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Koelen | 96 | 200 | / |
| van der Keilen | 96 | 61 | / |
| van der Keelen | 96 | 42 | / |
| van der Keijlen | 93 | 1 | / |
| van der Celen | 92 | 26 | / |
| van der Kalen | 92 | 1 | / |
| van der Kallen | 89 | 371 | / |
| van der Kuilen | 89 | 227 | / |
| van der Kuylen | 89 | 139 | / |
| van der Coelen | 89 | 130 | / |
| van der Ceelen | 89 | 46 | / |
| van der Kuijlen | 86 | 80 | / |
| van de Kuilen | 85 | 156 | / |
| van der Kalln | 85 | 1 | / |
| van der Cuylen | 81 | 24 | / |
| van de Cuylen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Kallen | 74 | 1 | / |
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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 Kelen
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