van Polen Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Polen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Polen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3951:42,7527,248
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

van Polen Last Name Facts

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

van Polen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 680,882nd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of van Polen live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Polen is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 42,752. In The Netherlands van Polen is most common in: Gelderland, where 24 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

van Polen Last Name Statistics demography

van Polen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,173 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Polen
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