van Tongelen Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
van Tongelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 250 | 1:45,987 | 7,462 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
van Tongelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Tongelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Tongelen occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Tongelen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 897,852nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Tongelen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 45,987. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belgium van Tongelen is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Dongelen | 92 | 17 | / |
| von Tongelen | 92 | 15 | / |
| van Tongeloon | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Tongeln | 87 | 1 | / |
| van Dingelen | 83 | 2 | / |
| van Dwingelen | 80 | 21 | / |
| van Tamnielen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Hout-Engelen | 79 | 1 | / |
| von Tungeln | 78 | 65 | / |
| Vandenkelen | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Tunglan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vontunglen | 64 | 3 | / |
| Fantin-Kellen | 64 | 1 | / |
| Fanton-Guillin | 62 | 1 | / |
| van Dunklin | 61 | 1 | / |
| Fenton-Glynn | 58 | 1 | / |
| Vontungln | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fenton-Killeen | 54 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tongelen
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