van Happen Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
van Happen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 265 | 1:63,725 | 10,963 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
van Happen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Happen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Happen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Happen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 897,852nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Happen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 63,725. In The Netherlands van Happen is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 91 percent reside, South Holland, where 5 percent reside and Limburg, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands van Happen is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hoppen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Oppen | 84 | 605 | / |
| von Appen | 84 | 216 | / |
| van Aspen | 84 | 5 | / |
| van Hoepen | 80 | 168 | / |
| van Heupen | 80 | 63 | / |
| van Epen | 78 | 111 | / |
| van Eupen | 74 | 266 | / |
| von Oppen | 74 | 102 | / |
| van Oepen | 74 | 17 | / |
| von Aspen | 74 | 6 | / |
| van Oppem | 74 | 4 | / |
| Van-Oppen | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Eepen | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Oepen | 63 | 17 | / |
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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 Happen
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