van Velse Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Velse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Velse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

van Velse Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Velse occurs most in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname van Velse is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of van Velse reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 422,179. In The Netherlands van Velse is most frequent in: North Holland, where 60 percent live, Flevoland, where 13 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Velse is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Vels9446/
van Velze89245/
van Velzer8458/
van Belser840/
van Velger840/
van Wells785/
von Welser746/
Van-Velzer745/
van Bils711/
von Huels678/
van Willes636/
von Belcher601/
van Vilchez601/

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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 Velse
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