van Oekelen Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
van Oekelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
van Oekelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Oekelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Oekelen is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Oekelen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Oekelen is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Oekelen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 130,644. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Hoekelen | 96 | 90 | / |
| van Ekelen | 95 | 40 | / |
| van Eekelen | 91 | 2,097 | / |
| van Hekelen | 91 | 17 | / |
| van Eykelen | 91 | 12 | / |
| van Eikelen | 91 | 3 | / |
| van Hokelen | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Ockelen | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Eckelen | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Eeckelen | 87 | 21 | / |
| van Heukelen | 87 | 16 | / |
| van Eickelen | 87 | 9 | / |
| van Eijkelen | 87 | 3 | / |
| Van-Eckelen | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Heukelem | 78 | 49 | / |
| van Uchelen | 73 | 159 | / |
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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 Oekelen
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