Vanbergen Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vanbergen Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Bergen (mountains), the name of many places, most likely referring to one in south-western North Brabant (Bergen op Zoom), one in western North Holland, one in Limburg, and also Hons in Hainaut, Belgium (Bergen in Dutch).

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Vanbergen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5341:678,76254,009
Belgium4401:26,1294,138
Canada921:400,49635,373
England521:1,071,50151,923
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Vanbergen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, denoting someone who came from Bergen (mountains), the name of many places, most likely referring to one in south-western North Brabant (Bergen op Zoom), one in western North Holland, one in Limburg, and also Hons in Hainaut, Belgium (Bergen in Dutch).

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This means "of the mountains" in Dutch.

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Vanbergen Last Name Facts

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

Vanbergen (Russian: Ванберген) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanbergen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,001st most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Vanbergen reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Vanbergen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 678,762. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Vanbergen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vanbergen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vanbergen last name increased 732 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanbergen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vanbergen surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.7% registered with the party.

The amount Vanbergen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vanbergen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanbergen in the Russian language
Ванбергенvanbergen-

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