van Emden Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
van Emden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 388 | 1:43,524 | 7,405 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hemden | 95 | 11 | / |
| Van-Emden | 89 | 10 | / |
| van Enden | 89 | 3 | / |
| van Emdem | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Amden | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Henden | 84 | 25 | / |
| van Einden | 84 | 5 | / |
| van Eynden | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Eenden | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Genden | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Eijnden | 80 | 12 | / |
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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 Emden
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