van Elen Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
van Elen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Elen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Elen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Elen is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Elen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Elen reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 456,410. In The Netherlands van Elen is most common in: North Brabant, where 57 percent reside, Gelderland, where 22 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Eylen | 94 | 592 | / |
| van Ellen | 94 | 141 | / |
| van Eelen | 94 | 51 | / |
| van Ielen | 94 | 24 | / |
| van Gelen | 94 | 15 | / |
| van Helen | 94 | 4 | / |
| van Aelen | 94 | 2 | / |
| van Eulen | 94 | 0 | / |
| van Geelen | 89 | 663 | / |
| van Haelen | 89 | 289 | / |
| van Heulen | 89 | 87 | / |
| van Geleen | 89 | 59 | / |
| van Gehlen | 89 | 29 | / |
| van Gielen | 89 | 6 | / |
| van Hellen | 89 | 3 | / |
| van Eellen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Heelen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Alen | 88 | 219 | / |
| van Olen | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Eyslend | 84 | 37 | / |
| van Allen | 82 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 82 | 613 | / |
| van Holen | 82 | 81 | / |
| van Aalen | 82 | 47 | / |
| van Ohlen | 82 | 47 | / |
| von Ellen | 82 | 14 | / |
| van Eslin | 82 | 6 | / |
| van Ellin | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Helem | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ahlen | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Haalen | 78 | 390 | / |
| von Gehlen | 78 | 120 | / |
| van Goylen | 78 | 53 | / |
| van Hellem | 78 | 45 | / |
| van Hollen | 78 | 22 | / |
| van Hallen | 78 | 12 | / |
| van Eslind | 78 | 2 | / |
| von Hellen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Heling | 78 | 1 | / |
| von Heilen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Alin | 75 | 0 | / |
| von Ohlen | 71 | 104 | / |
| von Ahlen | 71 | 17 | / |
| von Halen | 71 | 10 | / |
| Van-Allen | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Allyn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Van-Halen | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Holen | 71 | 2 | / |
| von Allen | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Allin | 71 | 0 | / |
| von Hollen | 67 | 194 | / |
| von Elling | 67 | 156 | / |
| von Hallen | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Gillen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Elen
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