van Helsen Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
van Helsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van Helsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Helsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Helsen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Helsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Helsen live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Elsen | 95 | 939 | / |
| van D'Helsen | 91 | 14 | / |
| van Elssen | 90 | 32 | / |
| van Gelsen | 90 | 7 | / |
| van Helson | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Helsing | 86 | 23 | / |
| von Hoelsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Elzen | 84 | 96 | / |
| van Olsen | 84 | 6 | / |
| Van-Elsen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Gilsen | 80 | 35 | / |
| von Ohlsen | 80 | 21 | / |
| van Holson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Van-Helsing | 76 | 7 | / |
| van Olson | 74 | 2 | / |
| von Holzen | 70 | 385 | / |
| van Gilson | 70 | 11 | / |
| von Ellson | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Hilson | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Hilchen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Von-Ellson | 60 | 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 Helsen
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