van Dolen Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Dolen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Dolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

van Dolen Last Name Facts

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

van Dolen is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname van Dolen is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Dolen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 344,636. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 31 percent are found and North Brabant, where 20 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands van Dolen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

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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
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