van Zessen Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
van Zessen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 408 | 1:41,390 | 7,029 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
van Zessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Zessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Zessen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zessen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 697,244th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Zessen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 41,390. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 63 percent reside, Utrecht, where 11 percent reside and Gelderland, where 7 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Sessen | 90 | 11 | / |
| van Gessen | 90 | 7 | / |
| van Giessen | 86 | 383 | / |
| van Gesen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Zetten | 80 | 1,322 | / |
| van Giesen | 80 | 253 | / |
| van Sassen | 80 | 22 | / |
| van Saasen | 80 | 20 | / |
| von Jessen | 80 | 14 | / |
| van Getsen | 80 | 9 | / |
| van Gissen | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Sean | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Gioesen | 76 | 0 | / |
| von Sosen | 74 | 7 | / |
| van Gisen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Geson | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Schetsen | 73 | 43 | / |
| van Gieson | 70 | 188 | / |
| van Gijsen | 70 | 38 | / |
| van Gesink | 70 | 29 | / |
| von Sassen | 70 | 5 | / |
| van Zitten | 70 | 3 | / |
| van Geyten | 70 | 2 | / |
| von Zieten | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Zuyten | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Sichen | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Giesen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Gesion | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Gissan | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Gisson | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Geyn | 67 | 61 | / |
| van Sinh | 67 | 24 | / |
| van Gene | 67 | 15 | / |
| van Geijten | 67 | 7 | / |
| van Jean | 67 | 5 | / |
| von Zeschan | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Sissing | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Geijn | 63 | 281 | / |
| von Sechausen | 61 | 2 | / |
| van Zichem | 60 | 69 | / |
| van Jeanne | 60 | 2 | / |
| van T'Geyn | 60 | 1 | / |
| von Sayn | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Sichem | 50 | 172 | / |
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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 Zessen
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