van Gilsen Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
van Gilsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Gilsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gilsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Gilsen is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gilsen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Gilsen live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 348,383. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gilson | 90 | 11 | / |
| van Gelsen | 90 | 7 | / |
| van Elsen | 84 | 939 | / |
| van Elssen | 80 | 32 | / |
| van Helsen | 80 | 17 | / |
| von Guilzen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Elzen | 74 | 96 | / |
| Van-Elsen | 74 | 3 | / |
| van D'Helsen | 73 | 14 | / |
| von Hilson | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Helson | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Helsing | 67 | 23 | / |
| von Hilchen | 67 | 12 | / |
| von Ellson | 60 | 1 | / |
| Van-Helsing | 57 | 7 | / |
| Von-Ellson | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Gilsen
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