van Gens Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

van Gens Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Gens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of van Gens click here.

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

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of van Gens reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 511,733. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 76 percent live, Overijssel, where 18 percent live and Flevoland, where 3 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Geens9423/
van Goens9423/
van Gaens9414/
van Genns940/
van Ens93109/
van Enst88165/
van Sens8816/
van Göns887/
van Hens881/
van Gins881/
van Enns881/
van Gemst82140/
van Geems82128/
van Soens8255/
van Gains824/
van Goins821/
Van-Ens802/
van Emst75353/
van Henz751/
Van-Enst751/
van Heems71148/
van Gimst71110/
van Heinz713/
van Heemst67267/
von Ins67116/
van Himst5946/
Von-Ins531/

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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
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  • 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 Gens
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