van Oppens Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Oppens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Oppens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1661:69,25711,060
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Oppens Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Oppens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 1,267,784th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. van Oppens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Oppens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Oppens is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Belgium van Oppens is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Walloon Region, where 4 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

van Oppens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Oppens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Oppens
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