van Toren Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Toren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Toren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England31:18,572,686338,250

van Toren Last Name Facts

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

van Toren occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. van Toren is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Toren reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Toren is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 124,170. In The Netherlands van Toren is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 75 percent are found, Utrecht, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands van Toren exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Tooren95353/
van Toorn89802/
van Turen8910/
van Torne891/
Van-Tooren841/
van Thoorn841/
van Tuuren841/
von Torne784/
von Thorn781/
von Tharen740/
von Thurn6714/
von Törne674/

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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 Toren
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