van Leven Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

van Leven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Leven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
France11:66,422,722504,397

van Leven Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Leven is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of van Leven click here.

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

van Leven is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. van Leven is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of van Leven are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 75 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 25 percent are found. Barring Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 44 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Leuven952,474/
van Leeven9535/
van Leaven9511/
van Lieven956/
Van't Leven901/
van Loven8956/
van Laven893/
von Lieven8422/
van Leuvin840/
von Laven784/
van Lawen780/
van Lijsbetten701/
von Lowen671/

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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 Leven
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