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
van Helsen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Helsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Helsen is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name van Helsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Helsen live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
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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