van Genechten Surname
Approximately 2,394 people bear this surname
van Genechten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2,135 | 1:5,385 | 640 |
| Thailand | 141 | 1:500,981 | 87,346 |
| Netherlands | 96 | 1:175,908 | 25,337 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
van Genechten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Genechten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Genechten is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of van Genechten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Genechten? popularity and diffusion
van Genechten is the 178,423rd most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,044,088 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Genechten reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,135 people, or 1 in 5,385. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent live, Walloon Region, where 4 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Belgium van Genechten is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
van Genechten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of van Genechten has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the van Genechten last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Genuchten | 92 | 193 | / |
| van Geneckten | 92 | 1 | / |
| von Genechten | 92 | 0 | / |
| van Genethen | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Genchten | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Genugten | 80 | 496 | / |
| von Knechten | 80 | 10 | / |
| van Geneugden | 77 | 59 | / |
| Vonknechten | 75 | 11 | / |
| Fonknechten | 67 | 80 | / |
| van Kington | 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 Genechten
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