van Giessel Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Giessel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Giessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080

van Giessel Last Name Facts

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

van Giessel occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 2,034,059th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Giessel reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 211,090. In The Netherlands van Giessel is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 24 percent live, North Brabant, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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 Giessel
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