van Meerten Surname
Approximately 579 people bear this surname
van Meerten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 542 | 1:31,157 | 5,168 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
van Meerten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Meerten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Meerten is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of van Meerten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Meerten? popularity and diffusion
It is the 551,387th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Meerten live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 31,157. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 36 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanmeerten | 95 | 81 | / |
| Vanmeerton | 86 | 2 | / |
| van Marten | 86 | 0 | / |
| van Meer-Wijten | 85 | 1 | / |
| van Moorten | 82 | 51 | / |
| van Mierden | 82 | 5 | / |
| von Mertenn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vanmorten | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanmarten | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Martin | 76 | 20 | / |
| Vanmaarten | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Martina | 73 | 4 | / |
| van Martine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanmartin | 70 | 22 | / |
| Vian Martini | 70 | 2 | / |
| Vanmorton | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanmurden | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vanmurton | 70 | 0 | / |
| von Martin | 67 | 11 | / |
| von Marton | 67 | 3 | / |
| Van-Martin | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Martini | 64 | 15 | / |
| Vann-Martin | 64 | 2 | / |
| Viana Murtinho | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vann-Hummerton | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vine Martin | 64 | 1 | / |
| Viana Mariotini | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vannimartini | 61 | 104 | / |
| Fanmartin | 60 | 2 | / |
| Vonmorton | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vienna Martin | 58 | 1 | / |
| Feno Martin | 55 | 1 | / |
| Vanmouradian | 52 | 1 | / |
| Vonmartin | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Meerten
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