van Gennep Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gennep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gennep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3451:48,9488,384
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Gennep Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Gennep Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van Gennep is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Gennep? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 766,190th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Gennep reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 48,948. In The Netherlands van Gennep is most frequent in: South Holland, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands van Gennep occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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