van der Paalen Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
van der Paalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van der Paalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Paalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Paalen is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Paalen? popularity and diffusion
van der Paalen is the 4,649,889th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of van der Paalen are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van der Paalen is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,277,405. In Belgium van der Paalen is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Palen | 96 | 489 | / |
| vander Pallen | 89 | 2 | / |
| van der Pelen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vanderpalen | 88 | 3 | / |
| von der Pahlen | 86 | 24 | / |
| van der Pillen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Poelen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vander-Pallen | 81 | 279 | / |
| vander Poelen | 81 | 27 | / |
| van der Belen | 81 | 10 | / |
| van der Pluyn | 81 | 1 | / |
| van-de Pallen | 81 | 1 | / |
| Vanderpelen | 80 | 41 | / |
| Vanderpleyn | 80 | 5 | / |
| van der Bellen | 79 | 11 | / |
| vander Paulino | 79 | 3 | / |
| van der Beelen | 79 | 3 | / |
| vander Belen | 77 | 14 | / |
| van de Reep-Allen | 77 | 1 | / |
| vander Pluyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanderpoelen | 77 | 1 | / |
| van der Pol-Hooyen | 75 | 1 | / |
| vander Bailon | 74 | 1 | / |
| vander Bellen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vanderpluyn | 72 | 6 | / |
| Vanderbellen | 69 | 16 | / |
| Vander-Bellen | 67 | 3 | / |
| vander Bueloni | 64 | 1 | / |
| van Drie-Bolin | 57 | 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 Paalen
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