de Vaal Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Vaal Surname User-submission:

The surname de Vaal comes from the French word cheval, meaning 'horse'. The surname appears to have originated in Brabant.

de Vaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6861:24,6174,009
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

de Vaal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname de Vaal comes from the French word cheval, meaning 'horse'. The surname appears to have originated in Brabant.

- gurbat

de Vaal Last Name Facts

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

de Vaal occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name de Vaal is the 351,607th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of de Vaal are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 24,617. In The Netherlands de Vaal is primarily found in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, Gelderland, where 19 percent are found and Utrecht, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

de Vaal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Vaal earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 71.14% more than the national average, earning R 406,704 per year and in Canada they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $69,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Val92765/
de Waal8614,981/
de Vale86220/
de Vall86117/
de Vaul8643/
De-Vaal8634/
de Vahl8626/
de Hval861/
de Faal861/
de Vald860/
de Valt860/
de Valle80919/
de Vault8082/
de Veale8014/
der Waal802/
de Vahle801/
de Waale801/
de Wal77634/
De-Val77279/
de Bal77268/
di Val7732/
da Val7728/
de Vol7715/
de Fal774/
de Wall71221/
de Voil7166/
de Wald7159/
De-Vall7145/
de Wahl7134/
de Bhal7131/
da Vale7123/
de Voll7122/
da Vall7119/
De-Waal7111/
der Wal7110/
de Wale718/
de Bail715/
de Beal714/
di Vall713/
de Vold713/
de Vole712/
de Bale712/
de Fajl711/
de Volt711/
De-Vale711/
de Baul711/
de Voul711/
da Valt711/
de Waël711/
de Veil710/
de Ball710/
da Valle67271/
de Walle67198/
der Walt6724/
de Balle6717/
De-Valle6711/
de Bayle6711/
de Vogli677/
da Vault673/
de Baile672/
de Fault672/
de Volld672/
de Volle671/
di Valle671/
de Bacil671/
de Voile671/
de Fatil671/
de Waële671/
De-Veale671/
de Bault670/
de Voult670/

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