van Sorgen Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Sorgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Sorgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van Sorgen Last Name Facts

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

van Sorgen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of van Sorgen.

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

van Sorgen is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Sorgen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Sorgen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 208,484. In The Netherlands van Sorgen is most frequent in: Zeeland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Friesland, where 12 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Sorgen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zorgen901/
van Schorissen751/
van Schoorissen721/
von Cerigen670/
Vansarakhan574/

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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 Sorgen
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