van Gennip Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gennip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gennip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2901:13,0911,905
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Gennip Last Name Facts

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

van Gennip has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 267,252nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Gennip live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,290 people, or 1 in 13,091. In The Netherlands van Gennip is most common in: North Brabant, where 54 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Suriname, where 3 percent live.

van Gennip Last Name Statistics demography

van Gennip earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $47,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gennep90372/
Van-Gennip907/
van Genne84158/
van Geene74566/
Van-Genne745/
von Guenner671/
von Jenner6013/
von Gymnich579/
van Sner561/
von Zinner501/

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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 Gennip
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