van Leven Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
van Leven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Leuven | 95 | 2,474 | / |
| van Leeven | 95 | 35 | / |
| van Leaven | 95 | 11 | / |
| van Lieven | 95 | 6 | / |
| Van't Leven | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Loven | 89 | 56 | / |
| van Laven | 89 | 3 | / |
| von Lieven | 84 | 22 | / |
| van Leuvin | 84 | 0 | / |
| von Laven | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Lawen | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Lijsbetten | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Lowen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leven
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