van Proeyen Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
van Proeyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
van Proeyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Proeyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Proeyen is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Proeyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname van Proeyen is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Proeyen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Proeyen is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 194,858. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Proyen | 95 | 24 | / |
| van Prooyen | 91 | 376 | / |
| Van-Proeyen | 91 | 1 | / |
| van Prooien | 82 | 13 | / |
| van Pruysen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Van-Prooyen | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Preen | 80 | 3 | / |
| van Prooijen | 78 | 872 | / |
| van Pruyssen | 78 | 28 | / |
| Van-Proyan | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Pruggen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Van-Prooien | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Pruissen | 70 | 198 | / |
| von Preussen | 70 | 21 | / |
| von Preysing | 70 | 7 | / |
| van Pruijsen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Pruijssen | 67 | 87 | / |
| von Preuschen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Von-Preussen | 61 | 3 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Proeyen
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