van Giessen Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Giessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Giessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3561:47,4368,106
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

van Giessen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Giessen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Giessen.

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

This last name is the 749,861st most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Giessen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 47,436. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 30 percent reside, South Holland, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands van Giessen is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Giessen Last Name Statistics demography

van Giessen earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $60,085 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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