van Essen Surname

67,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Essen Surname User-submission:

The van Essen surname means 'from Essen', a city in Western Germany.

van Essen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,1871:2,729203
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Suriname701:7,8951,936
France631:1,054,329115,549
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

van Essen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Essen surname means 'from Essen', a city in Western Germany.

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van Essen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Essen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 67,955th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 996,519 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van Essen reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Essen is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,187 people, or 1 in 2,729. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 29 percent are found, Utrecht, where 16 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

van Essen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of van Essen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Essen last name increased 728 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Essen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Essen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning R 421,536 per year; in United States they earn 46.47% more than the national average, earning $63,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Eyssen951,010/
van Hessen9591/
van Eessen9522/
van Gessen957/
van Essenn951/
van Esssen951/
van Eassen950/
van Esen942/
van Giessen90383/
van Esschen9012/
van Assen89880/
von Essen89832/
Van-Essen898/
van Etsen892/
van Gesen891/
van Oesen890/
van Giesen84253/
van Hoesen84214/
van Heusen84168/
van Heesen84140/
van Hessem8441/
von Jessen8414/
von Hessen844/
van Eschen842/
von Oessen841/
van Geisen841/
van Gissen841/
van Hessin841/
van Hossen840/
van Haesen840/
van Oehsen840/
van Heisen840/
van Esschoten82151/
van Geen82129/
van Eßen829/
van Eten824/
van Osen820/
van Huyssen804/
van En804/
van Huissen801/
Van-Esschen801/
van Hessing801/
van Etten782,762/
van Eeten78501/
van Hosen7818/
von Oesen7817/
van Issem7816/
Von-Essen782/
van Ahsen781/
van Eaten781/
van Hasen780/
van Gisen780/
van Ohsen780/
van Hisen780/
van Geson780/
von Eshen780/
van Etson780/
van Enk75466/
van Eem759/
van End758/
van Hen751/
van Ent751/
van Gen751/
van Hetten74195/
van Gieson74188/
van Haasen74164/
von Eschen74111/
van Heezen7466/
von Heesen7459/
von Oehsen7454/
van Gijsen7438/
van Huysen7431/
Van Huisen7425/
van Geison7420/
van Heyzen7420/
van Heuson741/
van Hoesan741/
von Giesen741/
van Hoeson740/
van Gisson740/
van Geeson740/
van Gissan740/
van Eetten740/
van Hoisen740/
von Hassen740/
van Hoesin740/
van Hyysen740/
van Hassan740/
van Heusin740/
van Gesion740/
van Gaisen740/
van Hien71171/
van Heun71140/
van Exem71125/
van Enck7179/
van Geyn7161/
van Exan7140/
van Endt7134/
van Iten7131/
van Engh7115/
van Hein714/
van Ison711/
von Asen710/
van Heijzen7078/
van Geijn67281/
van In67146/
van Eyndt67111/
von Ahsen6769/
van Henne6724/
van Ooien677/
Van-Etten674/
von Ohsen673/
van Uyten673/
van Ihsem672/
van Iezan671/
Van-Aseen671/
Van-Eeten671/
van Oyten671/
van Eetem671/
van Hetem671/
von Edson671/
von En671/
van Em671/
van Eatin670/
van Hison670/
von Heson670/
van Ettin670/

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