van Megesen Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
van Megesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
van Megesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Megesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Megesen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Megesen.
How Common Is The Last Name van Megesen? popularity and diffusion
van Megesen is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. van Megesen is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van Megesen are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 993,363. In The Netherlands van Megesen is primarily found in: Friesland, where 41 percent are found, Gelderland, where 29 percent are found and Utrecht, where 29 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Curaçao, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Mieghen | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Meighem | 73 | 3 | / |
| van Mighem | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Megesen
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