van Ralen Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
van Ralen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
van Ralen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Ralen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Ralen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Ralen.
How Common Is The Last Name van Ralen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Ralen are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 367,113. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 100 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Roelen | 84 | 89 | / |
| van Rullen | 84 | 46 | / |
| van Aarlen | 84 | 6 | / |
| Vanarlen | 82 | 9 | / |
| Vanrolen | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Roolyen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanroelen | 78 | 316 | / |
| Vanrullen | 78 | 74 | / |
| Vanroolen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanrlin | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Harlon | 74 | 0 | / |
| Viana Raulino | 73 | 4 | / |
| Viani Raulino | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanerlin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanharlin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanrollin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanarline | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanerlaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Orlin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Viana Rolinho | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vanroliani | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Roy-Lannoy | 61 | 1 | / |
| Vainorislin | 60 | 1 | / |
| von Herline | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vanier-Ellon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fain-Herlein | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fanharlin | 56 | 2 | / |
| Vonherline | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Ralen
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