van Laethen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Laethen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Laethen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Laethen Last Name Facts

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

van Laethen is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Laethen click here.

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

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname van Laethen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Laethen reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,642,378. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 71 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Laeten952/
van Laethem912,685/
van Laten9027/
van Leten901/
van Laetehem871/
van Laetem8630/
van Laaten8628/
van Leathem822/
van Loethem821/
van Lotten7622/
von Lotten671/

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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 Laethen
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