van Voolen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Voolen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Voolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van Voolen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Voolen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname van Voolen is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of van Voolen reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name van Voolen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 50 percent are found and Utrecht, where 50 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

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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 Voolen
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