van Couwelaar Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Couwelaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Couwelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
France91:7,380,302306,885

van Couwelaar Last Name Facts

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

van Couwelaar is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Couwelaar is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Couwelaar are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

van Couwelaar is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands van Couwelaar is most frequent in: North Holland, where 83 percent live, North Brabant, where 6 percent live and Overijssel, where 6 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 33 percent live.

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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
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