van Emden Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

van Emden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Emden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3881:43,5247,405
Suriname701:7,8951,936
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Emden Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Emden is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 566,665th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. van Emden is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of van Emden are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 43,524. In The Netherlands van Emden is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 23 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 13 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

van Emden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Emden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hemden9511/
Van-Emden8910/
van Enden893/
van Emdem891/
van Amden890/
van Henden8425/
van Einden845/
van Eynden841/
van Eenden841/
van Genden840/
van Eijnden8012/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Emden
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