van Dorsen Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
van Dorsen Surname User-submission:
The surname van Dorsen means 'from Dorsen, Germany'.
van Dorsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
van Dorsen Surname Meaning
van Dorsen Demographics
Average van Dorsen Salary in
South Africa
R 550,968
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van Dorsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Dorsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Dorsen has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Dorsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Dorsen is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of van Dorsen live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa van Dorsen is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 77 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.
van Dorsen Last Name Statistics demography
van Dorsen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 131.85% more than the national average, earning R 550,968 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Dorssen | 95 | 514 | / |
| van Doorsen | 95 | 56 | / |
| van Dorseen | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Dursen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Dersen | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Dorson | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Deursen | 86 | 3,771 | / |
| van Duursen | 86 | 89 | / |
| van Daarsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Doerson | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Deurssen | 82 | 51 | / |
| van Derson | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Deurzen | 76 | 811 | / |
| Van-Deursen | 76 | 3 | / |
| van Deurson | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Derzaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Deurzem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Deurzen | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Dorsen
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