Adriaans Surname

202,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Adriaans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adriaans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3121:12,8711,869
South Africa4171:129,92315,215
Australia701:385,65331,598
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Canada471:783,94961,790
Belgium271:425,80243,971
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England61:9,286,343223,652
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Adriaans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adriaans is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adriaans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,245th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,537,644 people. Adriaans occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Adriaans live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Adriaans is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,312 people, or 1 in 12,871. In The Netherlands Adriaans is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 63 percent reside, Limburg, where 8 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Adriaans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Adriaans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.1% more than the national average, earning R 382,836 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $48,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adriaanse945,367/
Adriaansz94564/
Adriaanst942/
Adrians93580/
Aadriaanse891/
Adrianse88211/
Adriansz8840/
Adriaanz884/
Audrians881/
Adrianns881/
Adriaansche847/
Adriannse822/
Adrrianse821/
Adriansse821/
Adriaance820/
Adrianz8020/
Adrianx801/
Adriance75908/
Adriantje716/
Adriannce711/

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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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  • 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 Adriaans
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