van Scherpenseel Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Scherpenseel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Scherpenseel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Australia291:930,88655,860
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Scherpenseel Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Scherpenseel is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Scherpenseel.

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

The surname van Scherpenseel is the 1,551,568th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of van Scherpenseel reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Scherpenseel is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 172,318. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 24 percent are found, North Brabant, where 21 percent are found and Flevoland, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanscherpenseel979/
van Scherpenzeel94609/
van Scherpen-Zeel911/

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Footnotes

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