van Geelen Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Geelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Geelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5501:30,7045,097
Australia661:409,02632,879
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Geelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Geelen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 497,277th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of van Geelen reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 30,704. In The Netherlands van Geelen is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 24 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and Utrecht, where 18 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

van Geelen Last Name Statistics demography

van Geelen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 138.66% more than the national average, earning R 567,156 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Geelen
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