van Ierssel Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Ierssel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ierssel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

van Ierssel Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Ierssel is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of van Ierssel live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Ierssel is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 87,047. In The Netherlands van Ierssel is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 73 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and Gelderland, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Iersel953,579/
van Irsel90107/
van Ersel901/
van Eersel86859/
van Hirsel8634/
van Hersel8612/
van Gersel861/
van Ursel8062/
Van-Hersel763/
van Hursel761/
Van-Eersel761/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Ierssel
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