Van Antwerp Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

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

Van Antwerp Surname Definition:

VAN ANTWERP: (Dutch.) Local. From the city of Antwerp, which signifies the wharf, or the place of wharfing, casting anchor, or tying up the ships.

Van Antwerp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5441:99,59112,088
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:125,23412,115

Van Antwerp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VAN ANTWERP: (Dutch.) Local. From the city of Antwerp, which signifies the wharf, or the place of wharfing, casting anchor, or tying up the ships.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Antwerp Last Name Facts

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

Van Antwerp is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Antwerp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 389,400th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Van Antwerp are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 99,591. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 24 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live and North West, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa Van Antwerp occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Van Antwerp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Van Antwerp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Van Antwerp surname declined 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Antwerp Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Antwerp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.34% more than the national average, earning R 457,080 per year; in United States they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $50,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $44,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Antwerpe9612/
van Antwerpt960/
van Anthwerp960/
Van-Antwerp913/
van Antwert911/
van Antworp910/
van Antuerp910/
van Antwarp910/
van Antwirp910/
van Amtwer860/

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