van Sanen Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
van Sanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van Sanen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Sanen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Sanen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Sanen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Sanen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Sanen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 86 percent are found and North Brabant, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Saanen | 95 | 45 | / |
| van Sannen | 95 | 6 | / |
| van Zanen | 89 | 427 | / |
| van Zaanen | 84 | 480 | / |
| van Sonnen | 84 | 23 | / |
| von Sanoen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Zoonen | 74 | 139 | / |
| von Söhnen | 74 | 9 | / |
| von Sohnen | 74 | 8 | / |
| von Soehnen | 70 | 4 | / |
| von Schöning | 57 | 26 | / |
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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 Sanen
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