van Eylen Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Eylen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Eylen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5821:19,7543,057
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Eylen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Eylen is most common in Belgium. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 542,091st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Eylen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 19,754. In Belgium van Eylen is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 77 percent live, Walloon Region, where 19 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Belgium it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

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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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