van Rensen Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Rensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van Rensen Last Name Facts

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

van Rensen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 1,338,236th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of van Rensen live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Rensen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands van Rensen is mostly found in: Limburg, where 60 percent reside, Gelderland, where 12 percent reside and Utrecht, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

van Rensen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Rensen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.28% more than the national average, earning R 347,616 per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Renssen95252/
van Rengen9073/
Vanrenssen903/
van Remsen901/
van Ransen901/
van Roy-Nijssen721/
van Ringen70160/
von Ranson709/
Vannornson700/

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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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  • 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 Rensen
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