van Gerwen Surname

165,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gerwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gerwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0961:8,057983
Belgium3211:35,8155,837
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Gerwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gerwen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 165,957th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,793,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Gerwen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Gerwen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,096 people, or 1 in 8,057. In The Netherlands van Gerwen is most common in: North Brabant, where 72 percent are found, Limburg, where 7 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands van Gerwen is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

van Gerwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Gerwen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Gerwen Last Name Statistics demography

van Gerwen earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.52% more than the national average, earning $59,877 CAD 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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