van Gens Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
van Gens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geens | 94 | 23 | / |
| van Goens | 94 | 23 | / |
| van Gaens | 94 | 14 | / |
| van Genns | 94 | 0 | / |
| van Ens | 93 | 109 | / |
| van Enst | 88 | 165 | / |
| van Sens | 88 | 16 | / |
| van Göns | 88 | 7 | / |
| van Hens | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Gins | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Enns | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Gemst | 82 | 140 | / |
| van Geems | 82 | 128 | / |
| van Soens | 82 | 55 | / |
| van Gains | 82 | 4 | / |
| van Goins | 82 | 1 | / |
| Van-Ens | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Emst | 75 | 353 | / |
| van Henz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Van-Enst | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Heems | 71 | 148 | / |
| van Gimst | 71 | 110 | / |
| van Heinz | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Heemst | 67 | 267 | / |
| von Ins | 67 | 116 | / |
| van Himst | 59 | 46 | / |
| Von-Ins | 53 | 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 Gens
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