de Volder Surname

257,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Volder Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'leather tanner', a medieval craft.

de Volder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0751:10,6951,545
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
France501:1,328,454133,611
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

de Volder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'leather tanner', a medieval craft.

- martinedevolder

de Volder Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Volder occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of de Volder click here.

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

This surname is the 257,936th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of de Volder live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,075 people, or 1 in 10,695. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Belgium it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

de Volder Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Volder earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 234.6% more than the national average, earning $144,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,290 CAD per year.

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