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 found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Leven? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name van Leven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of van Leven reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is mostly found in: Jerusalem District, where 75 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Israel van Leven is found 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
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- 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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