van Espen Surname
Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname
van Espen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,189 | 1:9,669 | 1,381 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Luxembourg | 71 | 1:8,177 | 1,280 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Espen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Espen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Espen occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Espen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 270,454th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Espen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 1,189 people, or 1 in 9,669. In Belgium van Espen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent live, Walloon Region, where 15 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium van Espen exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Luxembourg, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hespen | 95 | 103 | / |
| van Epen | 94 | 111 | / |
| van Espenne | 90 | 16 | / |
| van Eupen | 89 | 266 | / |
| van Aspen | 89 | 5 | / |
| Van-Espen | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Eepen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Heupen | 84 | 63 | / |
| van Ypen | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Aspen | 78 | 6 | / |
| van Epping | 74 | 1 | / |
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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 Espen
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