van Olmen Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Olmen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Elms.

van Olmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium9471:12,1401,810
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Olmen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Elms.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Olmen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Olmen is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 355,911th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Olmen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 947 people, or 1 in 12,140. In Belgium van Olmen is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Belgium van Olmen exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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