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 last name van Velen is found most frequently in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Velen.
How Common Is The Last Name van Velen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Velen is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The 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.
This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada van Velen is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname exists 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