van Geldern Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
van Geldern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
van Geldern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Geldern Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Geldern occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Geldern? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Geldern is the 1,955,159th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname van Geldern is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of van Geldern are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Geldern is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found, Bavaria, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany van Geldern exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
van Geldern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Geldern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Geldern last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gelderen | 96 | 3,426 | / |
| van Geelderen | 92 | 1 | / |
| van Elderen | 91 | 892 | / |
| von Geldern | 91 | 84 | / |
| van Zelderen | 87 | 177 | / |
| van Helderen | 87 | 84 | / |
| Van-Gelderen | 87 | 5 | / |
| Van-Ghelderen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Van-Elderen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Von-Geldern | 82 | 1 | / |
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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 Geldern
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