van Gijn Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

van Gijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3361:50,2598,612
Aruba181:5,749789
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Gijn Last Name Facts

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

van Gijn occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Gijn.

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

van Gijn is the 766,190th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name van Gijn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Gijn reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 50,259. In The Netherlands van Gijn is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 20 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Aruba, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

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