van Maanen Surname

118,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Maanen Surname User-submission:

Van Maanen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'from Manen'.

van Maanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,2341:5,222542
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Australia1821:148,32815,783
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Canada631:584,85148,473
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Maanen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Van Maanen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'from Manen'.

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van Maanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Maanen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 118,081st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,871,000 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Maanen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,234 people, or 1 in 5,222. In The Netherlands van Maanen is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 31 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

van Maanen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Maanen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Maanen surname expanded 19,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

van Maanen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount van Maanen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.66% more than the national average, earning R 707,364 per year; in United States they earn 96.13% more than the national average, earning $84,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Manen952,642/
van Maannen951/
van Maenen9040/
van Mahnen902/
Van-Maanen902/
van Mannen901/
van Maanem901/
van Menen8425/
Van-Manen848/
van Meenen801,199/
van Meinen801/
van Mosnenck735/
van Meenin7030/
Van-Meenen703/

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