van Elferen Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Elferen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Elferen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2591:65,20111,174
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France121:5,535,227269,324
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Elferen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Elferen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 914,967th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name van Elferen occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Elferen are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 65,201. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 10 percent are found and Limburg, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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