van Epen Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Epen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Epen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Australia381:710,41347,396
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

van Epen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Epen occurs most in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Epen.

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

The last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of van Epen reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 241,245. In The Netherlands van Epen is primarily found in: North Holland, where 41 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and Overijssel, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Espen941,442/
van Eupen94266/
van Oepen9417/
van Eepen941/
van Hoepen89168/
van Hespen89103/
van Heupen8963/
van Ypen881/
van Espenne8416/
van Oppen82605/
von Oepen8217/
Van-Espen822/
van Happen78298/
van Hoppen781/
van Epping781/
von Appen71216/
von Oppen71102/
Van-Oppen712/

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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 Epen
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