van Sluis Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Sluis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Sluis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5321:31,7435,261
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van Sluis Last Name Facts

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

van Sluis occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Sluis.

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

The last name van Sluis is the 552,088th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Sluis reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 31,743. In The Netherlands van Sluis is most frequent in: South Holland, where 24 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and Groningen, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

van Sluis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Sluis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Sluis
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