van Effen Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Effen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Effen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium411:280,40633,354
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

van Effen Last Name Facts

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

van Effen has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of van Effen are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 280,406. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 61 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 39 percent are found. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

van Effen Last Name Statistics demography

van Effen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Geffen952,685/
van Heffen9562/
van Offen891/
van Hoffen84207/
van Giffen84124/
van Hoefen8413/
van Haefen841/
van Ofen8211/
van Hofen782/
von Hefen780/
von Haefen7417/
von Hoffen745/
von Ofen710/
von Hofen6733/
von Häfen6724/
von Höfen6711/
von Hafen671/

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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 Effen
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