van Engelen Surname

113,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Engelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Engelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,5741:4,725480
Thailand951:743,562121,778
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Canada731:504,73442,927
Australia661:409,02632,879
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Engelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Engelen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 113,266th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,783,977 people. van Engelen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Engelen are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,574 people, or 1 in 4,725. In The Netherlands van Engelen is most common in: North Brabant, where 40 percent are found, Utrecht, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

van Engelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Engelen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Engelen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Engelen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning $60,908 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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