de Lange Surname

15,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Lange Surname User-submission:

De Lange is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans surname, denoting a large person, of long complexion (de is the article 'the', and lange means 'long' - these are both direct cognates of English).

de Lange 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
South Africa20,0491:2,702339
Netherlands12,9191:1,30770
Belgium1,1691:9,8351,403
Australia4151:65,0507,790
England2141:260,36520,793
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Norway1341:38,3755,438
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Germany1061:759,48556,711
France641:1,037,855114,367
Aruba551:1,881275
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Israel421:203,75319,703
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Curaçao141:11,232389
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China61:227,886,92811,701
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: de Langé (1) are calculated separately.

de Lange Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Lange is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans surname, denoting a large person, of long complexion (de is the article 'the', and lange means 'long' - these are both direct cognates of English).

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de Lange Demographics

Average Male de Lange Height

176.9 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 88 (2014)

Average Female de Lange Height

160.67 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Lange Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Lange is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as: de Langé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lange? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,457th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,017 people. de Lange occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of de Lange live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 20,049 people, or 1 in 2,702. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

de Lange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Lange has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,646 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Lange Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Lange earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning 362,806 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.29% more than the national average, earning R 411,804 per year; in United States they earn 68.66% more than the national average, earning $72,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $57,939 CAD per year.

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
de Langé961/
de Langhe941,580/
de Langer944/
de Langie943/
de Langes942/
de L'Ange941/
de Lane9355/
de Lage9347/
de Langues891/
de Lanes88480/
de Laine88237/
de Laney88137/
de Laage88135/
de Laune8870/
de Lance8857/
de Longe8835/
De-Lange8817/
de Laâge887/
de Lagey887/
de Lages885/
de Langy884/
da Lange883/
de Lanea883/
de Laane882/
de Lagne881/
de Laget881/
de Lanee881/
de Langa881/
de Layne881/
de Lanie880/
de Lancer82272/
de Lannes82138/
de Lancey82124/
de Llanes8234/
de Launey8225/
de Langis8222/
de Longie8220/
de Launet8216/
de Lannee827/
de Lannée825/
de Lainez823/
de Lagues822/
de Laínez821/
de Laìnez821/
de Lacger821/
de Laines821/
de Lanier821/
de Laynes821/
de Langha821/
de Lauger820/
de Lancet820/
de Lanney820/
de Lana804,318/
da Lage8098/
de Lany8070/
de Lani8014/
de Lone8010/
De-Lane805/
de Loge801/
de Laugier7821/
de Lacenne7815/
de Lausney781/
de Lancett780/
de Lanna75239/
de Lanoy7574/
de Lancy7536/
de Longa7526/
de Loney7524/
De-Laune7512/
de Logie7510/
de Lones757/
de Lione756/
De-Laine756/
de Lanoi754/
de Llana754/
de Lanza753/
de Leine752/
De-Laney752/
de Lanay751/
da Lanea751/
de Lagoa751/
de Laini751/
de Lonet751/
de Launa751/
de Laina751/
de Liana751/
de Launy750/
de Lainy750/
de Lassence7431/
de Lansheer741/
de Lannoy71742/
de Longhi71431/
de Longis71364/
de Launay71279/
de Loynes71139/
de Llanza7147/
des Loges7130/
de Loisne7115/
de Launoy7113/
De-Lancey7112/
de Lanoit7111/
de Liones7110/
de Longui716/
de Láncer715/
de Lannay712/
de Lanchy712/
de Lancha711/
de Leynes711/
de Lanois711/
de Lausnay67201/
de Lannoit6764/
de Lony6732/
de Launoit6730/
de Logi6729/
de Lona6721/
de Launois6720/
de Launais679/
da Lana676/
de Lannooy672/
de Lannois672/
di Lana671/
de Lannnoy671/
de Lannoij671/
de Laña671/
da Lone671/
Da-Lage671/
da Lany670/
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