van Leuven Surname

173,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Leuven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Leuven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1991:9,5891,370
Netherlands7401:22,8213,660
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

van Leuven Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Leuven is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name van Leuven is the 173,647th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,945,653 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of van Leuven reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 9,589. In Belgium van Leuven is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent live, Walloon Region, where 4 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Belgium van Leuven exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

van Leuven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Leuven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Leuven surname expanded 137 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Leuven Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Leuven earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $56,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $50,709 CAD per year.

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van Leuven Reference & Research

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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 Leuven
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