van Aarde Surname

162,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Aarde Surname Definition:

From place name in Holland.

van Aarde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6211:20,6712,619
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

van Aarde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Aarde Last Name Facts

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

van Aarde is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Aarde? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Aarde is the 162,176th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,716,193 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of van Aarde live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,621 people, or 1 in 20,671. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa van Aarde exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

van Aarde Last Name Statistics demography

van Aarde earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.96% more than the national average, earning R 394,392 per year.

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