van El Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van El Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van El Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

van El Last Name Facts

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

The last name van El is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van El.

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

This last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. van El is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van El reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van El is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 276,839. In The Netherlands van El is most frequent in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, Flevoland, where 26 percent reside and Gelderland, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands van El exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

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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 El
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