van Santen Surname

106,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Santen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Santen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,6441:4,634468
Belgium1601:71,85411,471
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Australia1021:264,66424,097
United States841:4,314,987229,510
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
England471:1,185,49155,443
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
France261:2,554,720189,486
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

van Santen Last Name Facts

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

van Santen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Santen.

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

This last name is the 106,195th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,654,756 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Santen live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,644 people, or 1 in 4,634. In The Netherlands van Santen is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

van Santen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Santen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Santen last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Santen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Santen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.66% more than the national average, earning 441,818 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning R 360,972 per year; in United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Sandten952/
van Zanten906,445/
van Xanten9039/
von Santen907/
Van-Santen905/
van Zandten861/
Van-Zanten806/
von Xanten804/
van Zonten801/
von Shonten761/

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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
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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 Santen
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