van Gijn Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
van Gijn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 336 | 1:50,259 | 8,612 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Gijn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gijn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Gijn is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gijn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 766,190th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Gijn live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Gijn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 50,259. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Gelderland, where 20 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Aruba, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Geijn | 94 | 281 | / |
| van Gijen | 94 | 2 | / |
| van Gijzen | 89 | 371 | / |
| van Gijsen | 89 | 38 | / |
| van Gein | 88 | 90 | / |
| van Oijen | 82 | 1,674 | / |
| van Uijen | 82 | 45 | / |
| van Gisen | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Gen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Jen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Ooijen | 78 | 2,841 | / |
| van Giesen | 78 | 253 | / |
| van Seijen | 78 | 204 | / |
| van Giezen | 78 | 176 | / |
| van Eijgen | 78 | 84 | / |
| van Gesink | 78 | 29 | / |
| van Oeijen | 78 | 21 | / |
| van Zuijen | 78 | 17 | / |
| van Geisen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Nguyin | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Geiten | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Giezin | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Guisen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Gaisen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Hien | 75 | 171 | / |
| van Geen | 75 | 129 | / |
| van Geyn | 75 | 61 | / |
| van Gyen | 75 | 17 | / |
| van Jeun | 75 | 9 | / |
| van Jean | 75 | 5 | / |
| van Hoeijen | 74 | 198 | / |
| van Heijgen | 74 | 56 | / |
| van Geesink | 74 | 41 | / |
| van Zaaijen | 74 | 5 | / |
| van Hooijen | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Giesing | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Ooijink | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Geene | 71 | 566 | / |
| van Gysen | 71 | 68 | / |
| van Gyzen | 71 | 30 | / |
| van Zegen | 71 | 24 | / |
| van Chien | 71 | 10 | / |
| van En | 71 | 4 | / |
| Van-Oijen | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Khien | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Gesen | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Geesn | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Zeegen | 67 | 10 | / |
| von Gesjen | 67 | 6 | / |
| van Yen | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Jeanne | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Ooijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Jen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Giesen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Ooyink | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gijn
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