van Geenen Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
van Geenen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 759 | 1:22,249 | 3,558 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
van Geenen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geenen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Geenen is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geenen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 412,606th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Geenen are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 22,249. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 33 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and North Holland, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Suriname, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Genen | 95 | 34 | / |
| van Eunen | 84 | 245 | / |
| van Nen | 82 | 10 | / |
| van Hienen | 80 | 121 | / |
| van Heinen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Neen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Heijnen | 76 | 8 | / |
| von Einen | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Ginem | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Heinem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Henink | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Nien | 67 | 7 | / |
| von Einem | 63 | 117 | / |
| van Ingin | 63 | 0 | / |
| von Henning | 57 | 23 | / |
| van Nimh | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Hyning | 50 | 75 | / |
| van Hining | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Geenen
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