van Geffen Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Geffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Geffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,3851:7,081821
Belgium761:151,27221,156
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Suriname11:552,6169,664
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Effen9559/
van Giffen90124/
van Heffen9062/
von Gaffen800/
von Hefen740/
van Hoogeveen7010/
van Koeven707/
Vangaven671/
von Häfen6324/

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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 Geffen
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