van Elten Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Elten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Elten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5411:31,2155,173
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

van Elten Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Elten is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Elten click here.

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

The surname is the 473,192nd most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname van Elten is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Elten live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Elten is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 31,215. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 32 percent live, North Brabant, where 26 percent live and South Holland, where 20 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands van Elten exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

van Elten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Elten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Elten last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Elten Last Name Statistics demography

van Elten earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.78% more than the national average, earning $70,439 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Elten
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