van Berg Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Berg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Berg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Belgium321:359,27039,406
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

van Berg Last Name Facts

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

van Berg occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of van Berg are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 105,545. In The Netherlands van Berg is most common in: North Holland, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

van Berg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Berg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Berg last name rose 388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Berg Last Name Statistics demography

van Berg earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Bergh9436/
von Berg88804/
van Burg88333/
van Berk88280/
van Borg882/
van Burgh8280/
von Bergh8225/
van Berck8215/
van Bourg824/
van Borgh821/
von Burg751,193/
van Burk75359/
van Bork75126/
van Verk7535/
van Bürk7531/
van Bark755/
van Bürck7132/
van Burck7117/
von Burgh710/
Von-Burg631/
von Borck5919/
Von-Werc501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Berg
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