van Goolen Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
van Goolen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 283 | 1:40,624 | 6,644 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Goolen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Goolen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Goolen occurs most in Belgium. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Goolen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 816,514th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. van Goolen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Goolen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Goolen is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 40,624. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Belgium van Goolen exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Golen | 95 | 153 | / |
| van Goylen | 90 | 53 | / |
| Van-Goolen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Olen | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Galen | 84 | 3,188 | / |
| van Holen | 84 | 81 | / |
| van Ohlen | 84 | 47 | / |
| van Oslen | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Gaalen | 80 | 2,214 | / |
| van Hollen | 80 | 22 | / |
| van Houlen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Alen | 78 | 219 | / |
| van Allen | 74 | 1,306 | / |
| van Halen | 74 | 613 | / |
| von Ohlen | 74 | 104 | / |
| van Aalen | 74 | 47 | / |
| van Aulen | 74 | 24 | / |
| von Galen | 74 | 16 | / |
| Van-Galen | 74 | 4 | / |
| von Holen | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Ahlen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Galhn | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Eulen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Ossellen | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Haalen | 70 | 390 | / |
| von Hollen | 70 | 194 | / |
| van Heulen | 70 | 87 | / |
| van Hallen | 70 | 12 | / |
| von Gahlen | 70 | 8 | / |
| Van-Gaalen | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Gulink | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Alem | 67 | 349 | / |
| van Gusling | 67 | 15 | / |
| von Gosseln | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Alin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goolen
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