van Wolfen Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
van Wolfen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
van Wolfen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Wolfen Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Wolfen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Wolfen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Wolfen? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Wolfen is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name van Wolfen is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Wolfen are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Wolfen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands van Wolfen is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 89 percent live and Limburg, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Olfen | 95 | 4 | / |
| van Olffen | 90 | 312 | / |
| van Wolven | 90 | 126 | / |
| van Wulfen | 90 | 36 | / |
| van Holfen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Van-Wolfen | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Ollefen | 86 | 37 | / |
| von Wolffen | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Alfen | 84 | 422 | / |
| Vanwulfen | 84 | 17 | / |
| Vanolffen | 84 | 5 | / |
| van Olphen | 80 | 540 | / |
| van Wulven | 80 | 28 | / |
| Vanollefen | 80 | 13 | / |
| von Holfen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vanalfen | 78 | 168 | / |
| Vonolfen | 78 | 25 | / |
| van Leuffen | 76 | 72 | / |
| von Wulffen | 76 | 41 | / |
| von Oelffen | 76 | 19 | / |
| van Alfaene | 76 | 3 | / |
| von Walffen | 76 | 0 | / |
| van Elven | 74 | 328 | / |
| van Luven | 74 | 302 | / |
| van Loven | 74 | 56 | / |
| Vanolphen | 74 | 37 | / |
| Vanwulven | 74 | 16 | / |
| van Leven | 74 | 9 | / |
| van Laven | 74 | 3 | / |
| Vanolefon | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Alven | 74 | 0 | / |
| von Oelhafen | 73 | 3 | / |
| van Alphen | 70 | 5,067 | / |
| van Leuven | 70 | 2,474 | / |
| van Leuvan | 70 | 128 | / |
| van Leeven | 70 | 35 | / |
| von Loefen | 70 | 21 | / |
| van Leaven | 70 | 11 | / |
| Vonoelffen | 70 | 6 | / |
| van Lieven | 70 | 6 | / |
| von Laufen | 70 | 3 | / |
| von Oelhoffen | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Halven | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Eleven | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Luuven | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Lueven | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Louven | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Luvena | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Leuvin | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Looven | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vanluven | 67 | 573 | / |
| Vanelven | 67 | 106 | / |
| van Leeuven | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vanlaven | 67 | 5 | / |
| von Wulfing | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanloven | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanleuvn | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Leevwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Weele-Veen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanlvien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanleven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanlefeuwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Lvan | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Loughen | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Luvn | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Lovn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolfen
- 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