van Schendel Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

van Schendel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Schendel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7251:23,2933,734
Luxembourg611:9,5171,548
Belgium301:383,22141,070
France231:2,887,944200,772
Austria161:532,21549,801
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

van Schendel Last Name Facts

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

van Schendel is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Schendel click here.

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

van Schendel is the 400,385th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Schendel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 23,293. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 43 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanschendel966/
van Shendel961/
van Schyndel92349/
van Schindel9210/
Van-Schendel921/
van Schijndel883,933/
van Schisndel881/
von Schindel831/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Schendel
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