van Gorsel Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
van Gorsel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 449 | 1:37,611 | 6,336 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Gorsel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Gorsel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Gorsel occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Gorsel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 592,650th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of van Gorsel reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 37,611. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Zeeland, where 37 percent reside, South Holland, where 29 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Gorssel | 95 | 29 | / |
| Vangorsel | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Goorsel | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Garsel | 90 | 50 | / |
| van Gersel | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Koersel | 86 | 11 | / |
| Vangarsel | 84 | 6 | / |
| van Harsel | 80 | 53 | / |
| Vankoersel | 80 | 8 | / |
| van Aarsel | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Harssel | 76 | 30 | / |
| Vancorselly | 76 | 2 | / |
| Vancarsel | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Gurgel | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Kursell | 67 | 21 | / |
| Viana Crusuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Crosley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancarcel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vonkrosel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Von-Kursell | 57 | 4 | / |
| von Garzuly | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanakarasul | 57 | 1 | / |
| Viana Crizol | 55 | 3 | / |
| van Hecke Rousselle | 55 | 1 | / |
| Fankersley | 50 | 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
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- 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 Gorsel
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