van Namen Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Namen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Namen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2871:58,84010,138
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Australia551:490,83137,357
United States311:11,692,224454,091
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Namen Last Name Facts

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

van Namen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 607,405th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of van Namen reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 58,840. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 62 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and North Brabant, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

van Namen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Namen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.77% more than the national average, earning R 598,308 per year; in United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $57,994 CAD per year.

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van Namen Reference & Research

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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 Namen
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