van Wensen Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
van Wensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 365 | 1:46,266 | 7,868 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
van Wensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Wensen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Wensen.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wensen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 755,622nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname van Wensen occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Wensen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Wensen is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 46,266. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 36 percent reside, North Brabant, where 30 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands van Wensen occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Winsen | 90 | 703 | / |
| van Wensem | 90 | 86 | / |
| van Wengen | 90 | 26 | / |
| van Bensen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Winssen | 86 | 153 | / |
| Van-Winsen | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Winson | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Winsin | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Vinsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Veenschoten | 72 | 64 | / |
| van Wingen | 70 | 148 | / |
| von Benson | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Wijngen | 67 | 43 | / |
| von Benzon | 60 | 155 | / |
| van Wingem | 60 | 2 | / |
| van Winschoten | 58 | 1 | / |
| van Vincent | 57 | 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 Wensen
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