van Gerven Surname

160,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gerven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gerven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1611:7,815954
Belgium3811:30,1754,878
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia341:793,99150,673
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States151:24,163,929685,360
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

van Gerven Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gerven has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 160,466th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,682,203 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Gerven live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,161 people, or 1 in 7,815. In The Netherlands van Gerven is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 49 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Limburg, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

van Gerven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gerven earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.84% more than the national average, earning R 296,676 per year; in United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Erven951,047/
van Greven9021/
Van-Gerven901/
van Serven900/
van Serveen867/
van Heerven861/
van Gervink861/
van Ervem845/
von Erven842/
van Erving800/
van Irvin744/
von Ervin741/
van Schreven7353/

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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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  • 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 Gerven
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