van Hersel Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

van Hersel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hersel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana51:152,4449,017
France41:16,605,680368,153
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

van Hersel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Hersel Come From? nationality or country of origin

van Hersel occurs in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Hersel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of van Hersel are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most widely held in Guyana, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 152,444. In Guyana it is mostly found in: Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 100 percent are found. Besides Guyana it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ersel951/
van Iersel903,579/
van Eersel90859/
van Harsel9053/
van Hirsel9034/
Van-Hersel903/
van Gersel901/
van Ierssel86229/
van Harssel8630/
van Irsel84107/
van Aarsel805/
Van-Eersel801/

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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
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  • 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 Hersel
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