van Geffen Surname
Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname
van Geffen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,385 | 1:7,081 | 821 |
| Belgium | 76 | 1:151,272 | 21,156 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
van Geffen Demographics
Average van Geffen Salary in
England
£28,875
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
van Geffen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geffen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Geffen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geffen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 162,058th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Geffen are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,385 people, or 1 in 7,081. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 43 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
van Geffen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Geffen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.15% less than the national average, earning R 170,736 per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,823 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Effen | 95 | 59 | / |
| van Giffen | 90 | 124 | / |
| van Heffen | 90 | 62 | / |
| von Gaffen | 80 | 0 | / |
| von Hefen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Hoogeveen | 70 | 10 | / |
| van Koeven | 70 | 7 | / |
| Vangaven | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Häfen | 63 | 24 | / |
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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 Geffen
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