van Gensen Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Gensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

van Gensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Gensen occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name van Gensen occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of van Gensen reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa van Gensen is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

van Gensen Last Name Statistics demography

van Gensen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.39% more than the national average, earning R 414,408 per year.

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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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