van Eersel Surname

407,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eersel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Eersel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7001:24,1253,914
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
France231:2,887,944200,772
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Eersel Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Eersel has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 407,382nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,483,755 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Eersel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 24,125. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 45 percent live, South Holland, where 28 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

van Eersel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Eersel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Eersel surname grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ersel951/
van Iersel903,579/
van Hersel9012/
Van-Eersel901/
van Gersel901/
van Ierssel86229/
van Irsel84107/
van Harsel8053/
van Hirsel8034/
van Aarsel805/
Van-Hersel803/
van Harssel7630/

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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 Eersel
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