van Eyssen Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Eyssen Surname Definition:

From place name in Limburg, Holland.

van Eyssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9081:59,6677,536
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia271:999,84158,390
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

van Eyssen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Limburg, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Eyssen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Eyssen occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 358,932nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. The last name van Eyssen is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of van Eyssen live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 908 people, or 1 in 59,667. In South Africa van Eyssen is most common in: Western Cape, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

van Eyssen Last Name Statistics demography

van Eyssen earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.92% more than the national average, earning R 327,756 per year.

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van Essen957,313/
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van Eessen9022/
van Gessen907/
van Essenn901/
van Esssen901/
van Eassen900/
van Eyen8929/
van Esen892/
van Esschen8612/
van Huyssen864/
van Assen84880/
von Essen84832/
van Oeyen8457/
Van-Essen848/
van Etsen842/
van Gesen841/
van Uesen841/
van Oesen840/
van Yen823/
van Gassen80233/
van Hoesen80214/
van Heusen80168/
van Heesen80140/
van Hoeyen80100/
van Hessem8041/
van Huysen8031/
van Heyzen8020/
von Hessen804/
van Eschen802/
von Oessen801/
van Gissen801/
van Goesen801/
van Hessin801/
van Huesen800/
van Haesen800/
van Oehsen800/
van Heeyen800/
van Gaesen800/
van Heisen800/
van Oyen78786/
van Esschoten78151/
van Geen78129/
van Geyn7861/
van Eßen789/
van Eten784/
van Uyen781/
van Hassent7627/
van Huissen761/
Van-Esschen761/
van Hessing761/
van En754/
van Etten742,762/
van Ooyen74939/
van Eeten74501/
van Assem74157/
van Eyndt74111/
von Oesen7417/
von Oeyen7416/
van Issem7416/
van Huyen7410/
van Uyten743/
Von-Essen742/
van Ahsen741/
van Eaten741/
van Oyten741/
van Hoyen741/
van Hasen740/
van Gisen740/
van Ashen740/
van Hisen740/
van Geson740/
von Eshen740/
van Etson740/
van Enk71466/
van Eem719/
van End718/
van Hen711/
van Ent711/
van Gen711/
van Hyn711/
van Hetten70195/
van Haasen70164/
von Eschen70111/
van Housen70106/
van Heuzen7086/
van Heezen7066/
von Heesen7059/
von Oehsen7054/
Van Huisen7025/
van Hausen702/
van Assonk702/
van Heuson701/
van Hoesan701/
van Huyzen701/
van Hoeson700/
van Gisson700/
van Geeson700/
van Gissan700/
van Eetten700/
van Hoisen700/
von Hassen700/
van Hoesin700/
van Geason700/
van Gasson700/
van Hassan700/
van Heusin700/
van Gesion700/
van Gaisen700/
van Heuten700/
van Hien67171/
van Heun67140/
van Ojen67136/
van Exem67125/
van Enck6779/
van Heijzen6778/
van Haen6765/
van Exan6740/
van Endt6734/
van Iten6731/
van Engh6715/
van Owen6712/
von Heyn6710/
van Hoen676/
von Euen676/
van Axen676/
von Haussen674/
van Hein674/
van Ison671/
von Houssen671/
van Aten670/
von Asen670/

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