van Onselen Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Onselen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Onselen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4261:37,9934,876
Netherlands2161:78,18113,193
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia351:771,30649,759
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

van Onselen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Onselen is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 225,936th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,053,140 people. The surname van Onselen occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of van Onselen reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

van Onselen is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,426 people, or 1 in 37,993. In South Africa van Onselen is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 12 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

van Onselen Last Name Statistics demography

van Onselen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 109.24% more than the national average, earning R 497,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Onselene961/
Vanonselen9510/
van Onslen957/
Van-Onselen918/
van Onselem911/
van Onselin911/
van Angelen8298/
van Enslin761/
Vaniaenslin641/
Vania-Enslin611/

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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
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  • 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 Onselen
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