van Elsen Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Elsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Elsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6091:18,8782,903
Netherlands1921:87,95414,558
France591:1,125,809120,603
Australia351:771,30649,759
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

van Elsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Elsen occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 379,929th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Elsen are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 18,878. In Belgium van Elsen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 7 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Belgium it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

van Elsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Elsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 116.05% more than the national average, earning $93,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $55,309 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Elsen
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