van Velen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van Velen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Velen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Velen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Velen is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Velen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of van Velen are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Veelen | 95 | 1,427 | / |
| van Valen | 89 | 515 | / |
| van Belen | 89 | 72 | / |
| van Volen | 89 | 12 | / |
| van Beelen | 84 | 2,144 | / |
| van Beulen | 84 | 408 | / |
| van Beylen | 84 | 372 | / |
| van Beilen | 84 | 211 | / |
| van Vaalen | 84 | 71 | / |
| van Beleng | 84 | 21 | / |
| van Weelen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Wielen | 84 | 3 | / |
| van Valien | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Waelen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Beslen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Beullen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Beijlen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Bylen | 78 | 188 | / |
| van Valin | 78 | 81 | / |
| van Walen | 78 | 63 | / |
| van Wylen | 78 | 17 | / |
| von Volen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Belem | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Wijlen | 74 | 238 | / |
| van Bijlen | 74 | 229 | / |
| van Beling | 74 | 45 | / |
| van Wallen | 74 | 11 | / |
| van Beulin | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Buylen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Wollen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Beelem | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Bailen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Whalen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Beeling | 70 | 8 | / |
| van Bealing | 70 | 1 | / |
| Van-Wylen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Van-Valin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Van-Bylen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Volin | 67 | 0 | / |
| von Böhlen | 63 | 18 | / |
| von Wittlen | 60 | 1 | / |
| von Wiling | 53 | 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 Velen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis