van Peenen Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Peenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Peenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van Peenen Last Name Facts

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

van Peenen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of van Peenen live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Peenen is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 291,158. In The Netherlands van Peenen is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 57 percent live, Zeeland, where 33 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

van Peenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Peenen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Peenen last name expanded 256 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 Peenen
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