van Vaalen Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
van Vaalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 69 | 1:244,742 | 31,623 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
van Vaalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Vaalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Vaalen has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of van Vaalen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Vaalen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of van Vaalen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Vaalen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 49 percent are found, Gelderland, where 12 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Valen | 95 | 515 | / |
| van Baalen | 90 | 1,756 | / |
| van Valien | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Balen | 84 | 2,120 | / |
| van Valin | 84 | 81 | / |
| van Walen | 84 | 63 | / |
| van Volen | 84 | 12 | / |
| van Velen | 84 | 7 | / |
| van Veelen | 80 | 1,427 | / |
| van Wallen | 80 | 11 | / |
| van Baulen | 80 | 9 | / |
| van Voolen | 80 | 4 | / |
| van Waelen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van-Baalen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bahlen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Ballen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bailen | 80 | 0 | / |
| von Baalen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Whalen | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Baslen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Van-Valin | 74 | 2 | / |
| Van-Balen | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Volen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Balin | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Beulen | 70 | 408 | / |
| van Beylen | 70 | 372 | / |
| van Beilen | 70 | 211 | / |
| van Boolen | 70 | 8 | / |
| van Weelen | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Wollen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Boulen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Bealing | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Beullen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Beijlen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Walling | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Volin | 63 | 0 | / |
| von Bohlen | 60 | 20 | / |
| von Böhlen | 60 | 18 | / |
| Van-Boolen | 60 | 9 | / |
| van Beulin | 60 | 2 | / |
| von Fahlind | 57 | 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 Vaalen
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