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 is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of van Epen are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried 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. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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  • 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 Epen
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