van Buren Surname
Approximately 4,204 people bear this surname
van Buren Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who came from the neighborhood.
van Buren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,110 | 1:8,003 | 978 |
| United States | 1,790 | 1:202,491 | 19,895 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,553 | 1:32,337 | 3,885 |
The alternate forms: van Büren (11) are calculated separately.
van Buren Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who came from the neighborhood.
(Dutch.) Local. From the town of Buren, in Holland.
(Dutch/Flemish), of Buren; i.e., dwellings (bur, Sax., dwelling),— a town in Gelderland, which has given a name to a President of the United States. Burlage, Dwelling hollow, Low place of the dwelling?
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van Buren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Buren Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Buren is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: van Büren. Click here for further potential spellings of van Buren.
How Common Is The Last Name van Buren? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,536th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,733,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of van Buren are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,110 people, or 1 in 8,003. In The Netherlands van Buren is most numerous in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
van Buren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of van Buren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Buren last name rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.
van Buren Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the van Buren surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount van Buren earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.5% more than the national average, earning R 355,272 per year; in United States they earn 48.38% more than the national average, earning $64,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,546 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Büren | 96 | 11 | / |
| van Buuren | 95 | 5,097 | / |
| van Bueren | 95 | 385 | / |
| van Beuren | 95 | 122 | / |
| van Buiren | 95 | 23 | / |
| van Burren | 95 | 17 | / |
| van Bouren | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Bureen | 95 | 0 | / |
| van Burn | 94 | 2 | / |
| van Vuren | 89 | 943 | / |
| von Buren | 89 | 196 | / |
| Van-Buren | 89 | 23 | / |
| van Burem | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Buirn | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Burin | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Boren | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Burnt | 89 | 0 | / |
| van Vuuren | 84 | 17,798 | / |
| van Bühren | 84 | 49 | / |
| van Borren | 84 | 47 | / |
| von Bueren | 84 | 46 | / |
| van Burink | 84 | 39 | / |
| van Booren | 84 | 38 | / |
| van Vurren | 84 | 7 | / |
| van Boreen | 84 | 5 | / |
| von Buhren | 84 | 3 | / |
| von Bhuren | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Vureen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Burgin | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Veuren | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Born | 82 | 73 | / |
| van Beurink | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Büren | 78 | 981 | / |
| van Voren | 78 | 62 | / |
| Von-Buren | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Vüren | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Boorn | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Vooren | 74 | 2,238 | / |
| von Bieren | 74 | 3 | / |
| von Vuuren | 74 | 2 | / |
| van Vuurem | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Bhoren | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Born | 71 | 12 | / |
| van Worn | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Vorn | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Voorn | 67 | 231 | / |
| von Biern | 67 | 0 | / |
| Van-Vooren | 63 | 10 | / |
| von Voohren | 60 | 1 | / |
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