Vanselow Surname

254,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Vanselow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanselow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8911:90,35411,367
United States5361:676,22953,846
Australia451:599,90442,958
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Panama51:782,45211,059
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vanselow Last Name Facts

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

Vanselow is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanselow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 254,831st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,704,678 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Vanselow are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Vanselow is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 891 people, or 1 in 90,354. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Vanselow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vanselow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanselow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanselow surname are 3.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vanselow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $49,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.86% more than the national average, earning $97,805 CAD per year.

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