van Ghemen Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
van Ghemen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
van Ghemen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Ghemen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Ghemen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Ghemen? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Ghemen is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Ghemen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
van Ghemen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is mostly found in: Berlin, where 75 percent reside, Hesse, where 10 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gemen | 95 | 54 | / |
| Vanghemen | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Geemen | 90 | 212 | / |
| van Kemen | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Kemena | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Wagmen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Wageman | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Komen | 74 | 279 | / |
| Vangamene | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Kamen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Kumen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Keman | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Hecke-Maene | 72 | 1 | / |
| Fangmen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangmun | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Kammen | 70 | 906 | / |
| van Commen | 70 | 6 | / |
| van Koomen | 70 | 5 | / |
| van Gouman | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vankomen | 67 | 199 | / |
| Vankamen | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fangmeni | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vangmoon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vongmuen | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Commene | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Wakeman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viangmon | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Eijk-Menne | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ee-Kimenai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancamen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanegman | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vankeman | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ghemen
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