van Lunen Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Lunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Lunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Lunen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Lunen is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 1,718,748th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of van Lunen live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 185,573. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 42 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

van Lunen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Lunen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the van Lunen surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Lunen Last Name Statistics demography

van Lunen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Luinen95134/
van Luenen9592/
van Leunen9590/
van Luunen9529/
van Luynen951/
van Luijnen908/
von Lunen8924/
van Loenen842,656/
van Lienen84177/
von Linen780/
von Lienen7433/
Van-Loenen741/
von Lunink741/

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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 Lunen
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