van Veenen Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Veenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Veenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3601:46,9097,995
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Veenen Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Veenen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Veenen.

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

The last name van Veenen is the 770,644th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname van Veenen is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Veenen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 46,909. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Drenthe, where 36 percent live, Friesland, where 20 percent live and Groningen, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

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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
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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 Veenen
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