van Laanen Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Laanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Laanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2631:64,21011,034
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

van Laanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Laanen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 785,023rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of van Laanen live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 64,210. In The Netherlands van Laanen is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 37 percent reside, Gelderland, where 31 percent reside and Limburg, where 18 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

van Laanen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Laanen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Laanen surname rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Laanen Last Name Statistics demography

van Laanen earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 111.65% more than the national average, earning $91,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Lanen95774/
van Laenen9069/
van Lannen9048/
Van-Laanen901/
van Lenen841/
van Loenen802,656/
van Leenen80454/
van Luinen80134/
van Leunen8090/
van Laningh762/
von Leinen703/
Van-Loenen701/

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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
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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 Laanen
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