van Xanten Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Xanten Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of Xanten, in Prussia.

van Xanten Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

van Xanten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of Xanten, in Prussia.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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van Xanten Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Xanten is most common in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of van Xanten reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 444,399. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 66 percent are found, Utrecht, where 18 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Zanten906,445/
van Santen904,404/
von Xanten904/
van Sandten862/
van Zandten861/
von Santen807/
Van-Zanten806/
Van-Santen805/
van Zonten801/
von Shonten671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Xanten
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