van Engel Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

van Engel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Engel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1021:5,4181,247
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England21:27,859,030389,889

van Engel Last Name Facts

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

van Engel is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 1,067,497th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name van Engel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of van Engel are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name van Engel is most common in Suriname, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 5,418. Besides Suriname it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and Belgium, where 10 percent are found.

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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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