van Schetsen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Schetsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Schetsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Canada161:2,302,849139,666

van Schetsen Last Name Facts

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

van Schetsen is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name van Schetsen is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of van Schetsen live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 625,451. In The Netherlands van Schetsen is mostly concentrated in: Zeeland, where 59 percent reside, North Brabant, where 19 percent reside and South Holland, where 19 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 37 percent reside.

van Schetsen Last Name Statistics demography

van Schetsen earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning $39,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Sessen8211/
van Sichen821/
van Zessen73423/
van Sichem73172/
von Sechausen722/
von Schazen700/
van Sissing611/
von Zeschan611/

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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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  • 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 Schetsen
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