van Sleen Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Sleen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Sleen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

van Sleen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Sleen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name van Sleen occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Sleen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 30 percent are found, Overijssel, where 28 percent are found and Friesland, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Sloen892/
van Sloun78354/
van Slaun781/
van Clean780/
van Sehellen761/
van Clin711/
von Schlenk701/
van Zellem6329/
von Zellen631/
von Gillen630/
von Cölln563/
Von-Zellen531/

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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 Sleen
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